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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region
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In 2021-2022, 84,036 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
The Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 107 schools in the Southwest 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.
2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found The Refrigeration School to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Phoenix, RSI is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
About 4% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 96% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Jacinto Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 19% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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Out of the 107 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln College of Technology - Grand Prairie landed the # 3 spot on the list. Lincoln Tech - Grand Prairie is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Prairie.
Women make up 7% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of San Antonio, Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
About 4% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 96% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 125 students majoring in engineering tech at TSTC, 99% are male and 1% are female.
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South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-San Antonio came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Antonio, South Texas Vo-Tech is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Of the 102 students majoring in engineering tech at South Texas Vo-Tech, 99% are male and 1% are female.
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Tulsa Technology Center came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Tulsa.
Of the 37 students majoring in engineering tech at Tulsa Tech, 78% are male and 22% are female.
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Lee College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 86 students majoring in engineering tech at Lee College, 90% are male and 10% are female.
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South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Corpus Christi landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Corpus Christi is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.
About 5% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 95% are male.
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Collin County Community College District came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Collin County Community College District is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney.
Women make up 5% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Harlingen, Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Spartan College - Tulsa is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 27% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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Lone Star College System landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the city of The Woodlands.
About 10% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 90% are male.
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Altierus Career College - Bissonnet 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. Located in the city of Houston, Altierus Career College - Bissonnet is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Of the 69 students majoring in engineering tech at Altierus Career College - Bissonnet, 93% are male and 7% are female.
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St Philip’s College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 11% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 89% are male.
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Brazosport College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Lake Jackson, BC is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 17% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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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 Southwest Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Amarillo College | Amarillo, TX |
| 18 | Metro Technology Centers | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 18 | Southern Careers Institute - Austin | Austin, TX |
| 20 | Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee | Muskogee, OK |
| 21 | Texarkana College | Texarkana, TX |
Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 835 |
| Texas | 7,691 |
| New Mexico | 654 |
| Oklahoma | 1,185 |
Engineering Technologies Related Majors
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.
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