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Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 84,036 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, engineering technologies is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

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 the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 245 schools in the Southeast 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College the most popular school in the Southeast Region for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

Of the 380 students majoring in engineering tech at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 88% are male and 12% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SOWELA Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 15% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#3

Delta Technical College

Horn Lake, MS

Out of the 245 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Delta Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Horn Lake, Delta Technical College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Southeast Region . NLTCC is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Minden.

Of the 166 students majoring in engineering tech at NLTCC, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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Out of the 245 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, River Parishes Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. River Parishes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Gonzales.

Women make up 15% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#6

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

Hinds Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the fringe town of Raymond, Hinds Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 5% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 95% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Arkansas at Monticello did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. UAM is a small public school located in the town of Monticello.

Women make up 2% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Lincoln College of Technology - Marietta 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 #8 on the list. Lincoln Tech - Marietta is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Marietta.

About 7% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 93% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Altierus Career College - Norcross did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Altierus Career College - Norcross is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Norcross.

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

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Altierus Career College - Tampa ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Altierus Career College - Tampa is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tampa.

About 2% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 98% are male.

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#11

Nunez Community College

Chalmette, LA

With a ranking of #11, Nunez Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Nunez Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Chalmette.

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

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With a ranking of #12, Jefferson State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Jeff State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Birmingham.

Of the 44 students majoring in engineering tech at Jeff State, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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Louisiana Delta Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. LDCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Monroe.

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With a ranking of #14, Florida Career College - Lauderdale Lakes 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 Lauderdale Lakes, Florida Career College - Lauderdale Lakes is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 81% are male.

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Florida Career College - Hialeah 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 #15 on the list. Located in the suburb of Hialeah, Florida Career College - Hialeah is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#16

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

Palm Beach State College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#17

Manatee Technical College

Bradenton, FL

Manatee Technical 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 #17 on the list. Located in the suburb of Bradenton, MTC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in engineering tech at MTC, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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Florida Career College - Boynton Beach 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 #18 on the list. Florida Career College - Boynton Beach is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Boynton Beach.

Of the 39 students majoring in engineering tech at Florida Career College - Boynton Beach, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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#18

Sheridan Technical College

Hollywood, FL

Sheridan Technical College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Sheridan Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Hollywood.

About 2% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 98% are male.

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Eastern Florida State 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 #20 on the list. EFSC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Melbourne.

Women make up 24% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#20

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Valencia College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Valencia College is a very large public school located in the city of Orlando.

About 11% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 89% are male.

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#20

Ayers Career College

Shreveport, LA

Ayers Career College landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Ayers Career College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Shreveport.

Of the 37 students majoring in engineering tech at Ayers Career College, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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#23

Danville Community College

Danville, VA

With a ranking of #23, Danville Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Danville, Danville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in engineering tech at Danville Community College, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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Florida State College at Jacksonville 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 #24 on the list. Located in the city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in engineering tech at FSCJ, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, LSCC - Birmingham Campus is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in engineering tech at LSCC - Birmingham Campus, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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#27

Holmes Community College

Goodman, MS
#27

Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, MS

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Engineering Technologies students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
39 Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, NC
39 Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY
39 Florida Career College - West Palm Beach West Palm Beach, FL
42 Somerset Community College Somerset, KY
42 Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Mount Gay, WV
44 University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton Morrilton, AR
44 Northshore Technical Community College Lacombe, LA
46 Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever, LA
46 ITI Technical College Baton Rouge, LA
48 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Newbern Newbern, TN
48 Atlantic Technical College Coconut Creek, FL

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,691
West Virginia 573
Alabama 3,141
Kentucky 2,064
Georgia 1,505
Tennessee 1,594
Louisiana 2,737
Mississippi 1,554
South Carolina 1,247
Florida 4,480
Virginia 2,041
Arkansas 767

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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