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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Engineering Technologies is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 4,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 71 schools in California to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Technologies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

Our analysis found Sacramento City College to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in California. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sacramento City is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 5% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 83 students majoring in engineering tech at Los Angeles Trade Technical College, 94% are male and 6% are female.

Full Engineering Technologies at Los Angeles Trade Technical College Report

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Southern California Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in California. Located in the city of Anaheim, Southern California Institute of Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 5% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mt. San Antonio College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California list. Mt. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Walnut.

Women make up 4% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#5

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Orange Coast College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa, Orange Coast College is a public college with a large student population.

About 3% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 97% are male.

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#6

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

Pasadena City College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 78% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Engineering Technologies at Pasadena City College Report

Hacienda La Puente Adult Education came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of La Puente, Hacienda La Puente Adult Education is a public college with a small student population.

Full Engineering Technologies at Hacienda La Puente Adult Education Report

#8

College of the Sequoias

Visalia, CA

With a ranking of #8, College of the Sequoias did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Visalia, College of the Sequoias is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at College of the Sequoias

#8

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

With a ranking of #8, Fresno City College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in engineering tech at Fresno City College, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Full Engineering Technologies at Fresno City College Report

#10

San Jose City College

San Jose, CA

San Jose City College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. San Jose City College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of San Jose.

Of the 18 students majoring in engineering tech at San Jose City College, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
11 Lassen Community College Susanville, CA
12 Cypress College Cypress, CA
13 Butte College Oroville, CA
14 San Diego City College San Diego, CA

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 112
Hawaii 91
Washington 2,537
Oregon 592
Nevada 286

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347
Engineering-Related Fields 6,553
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,205
Construction Engineering Technology 4,299
General Engineering Technology 3,841
Quality Control Technology 3,720
Computer Engineering Technology 3,509
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,907
Energy Systems Technologies 1,277
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,239
Civil Engineering Technology 1,155
Engineering-Related Technologies 969
Mining & Petroleum Technology 410
Nuclear Engineering Technology 235
Nanotechnology 104

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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