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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 84,036 engineering technologies students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 122 schools in the Far Western US Region 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

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Our analysis found Olympic College to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . OC is a small public school located in the small city of Bremerton.

Women make up 22% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Perry Technical Institute helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Far Western US Region . Perry Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Yakima.

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

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#3

Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Sacramento City College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sacramento City is a public school with a large student population.

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

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Spokane Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Far Western US Region . Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.

Women make up 20% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Los Angeles Trade Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the large 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.

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Southern California Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Anaheim, Southern California Institute of Technology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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

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Mt. San Antonio 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 #7 on the list. Mt. SAC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.

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

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#8

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

Orange Coast College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Costa Mesa, Orange Coast College is a public school 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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Hacienda La Puente Adult Education came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of La Puente, Hacienda La Puente Adult Education is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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#9

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

Pasadena City College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#11

College of the Sequoias

Visalia, CA

College of the Sequoias 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 #11 on the list. Located in the city of Visalia, College of the Sequoias is a public college with a large student population.

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#11

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

Fresno City College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#13

San Jose City College

San Jose, CA

San Jose City College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Jose City College is a moderately-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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With a ranking of #14, Renton Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Renton, Renton Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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#15

Portland Community College

Portland, OR

Portland Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a large student population.

About 16% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 84% are male.

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#15

Lane Community College

Eugene, OR

Lane Community College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the rural area of Eugene, Lane Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 23% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#15

Lassen Community College

Susanville, CA

With a ranking of #15, Lassen Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Lassen Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Susanville.

Full Engineering Technologies at Lassen Community College Report

#15

Great Basin College

Elko, NV

Great Basin College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Great Basin College is a small public school located in the remote town of Elko.

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

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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 the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
19 Cypress College Cypress, CA
20 Rogue Community College Grants Pass, OR
21 Butte College Oroville, CA
22 San Diego City College San Diego, CA
23 MiraCosta College Oceanside, CA
24 Shoreline Community College Shoreline, WA

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 112
Hawaii 91
Washington 2,537
Oregon 592
California 4,871
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 26 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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