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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 77,516 engineering technologies students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 97 schools in the Great Lakes 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering tech majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 13% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Out of the 97 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Illinois landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Springfield, MTI - Springfield, Illinois is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 200 students majoring in engineering tech at MTI - Springfield, Illinois, 92% are male and 9% are female.

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

Women make up 11% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Engineering Technologies at Macomb Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cuyahoga Community College District. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 86% are male.

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#5

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vincennes University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 9% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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

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Columbus State Community 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. Located in the large city of Columbus, Columbus State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#8

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, MI

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

Of the 51 students majoring in engineering tech at Grand Rapids Community College, 88% are male and 12% are female.

Full Engineering Technologies at Grand Rapids Community College Report

#9

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

With a ranking of #9, Owens Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Perrysburg, Owens State Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 11% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the city of Akron.

Of the 36 students majoring in engineering tech at University of Akron Main Campus, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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Edison State Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Edison Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Piqua.

Of the 32 students majoring in engineering tech at Edison Community College, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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MIAT College of Technology landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the suburb of Canton, MIAT College of Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in engineering tech at MIAT College of Technology, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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#13

Lakeshore Technical College

Cleveland, WI

Lakeshore Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Cleveland, LTC is a public school with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Engineering Technologies at Lakeshore Technical College Report

#14

Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

Joliet Junior 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 #14 on the list. Joliet Junior College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Joliet.

Women make up 40% 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 Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
15 Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH
16 Stark State College North Canton, OH
16 Terra State Community College Fremont, OH
18 Western Technical College La Crosse, WI
18 Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI
18 Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College Rockford, IL

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,683
Michigan 2,800
Wisconsin 1,491
Ohio 4,134
Illinois 2,110

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,466
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,550
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,819
Environmental Control Technology 8,601
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,553
Mechanical Engineering Technology 5,909
General Engineering Technology 4,421
Construction Engineering Technology 4,066
Computer Engineering Technology 3,416
Quality Control Technology 3,088
Engineering-Related Fields 1,898
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,480
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,251
Civil Engineering Technology 1,182
Energy Systems Technologies 1,161
Engineering-Related Technologies 974
Mining & Petroleum Technology 445
Nuclear Engineering Technology 220
Nanotechnology 16

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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