2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region
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.
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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 2023 rankings named The Refrigeration School the most popular school in the Southwest Region for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large 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.
Full Engineering Technologies at The Refrigeration School Report
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.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at San Jacinto Community College
The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Lincoln College of Technology - Grand Prairie helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Southwest Region . Lincoln Tech - Grand Prairie is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Grand Prairie.
Women make up 7% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
Full Engineering Technologies at Lincoln College of Technology - Grand Prairie Report
Out of the 107 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
About 4% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 96% are male.
The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Texas State Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 125 students majoring in engineering tech at TSTC, 99% are male and 1% are female.
Full Engineering Technologies at Texas State Technical College Report
With a ranking of #6, South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-San Antonio 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 San Antonio, South Texas Vo-Tech is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 102 students majoring in engineering tech at South Texas Vo-Tech, 99% are male and 1% are female.
Full Engineering Technologies at South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-San Antonio Report
Tulsa Technology Center landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. 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.
Full Engineering Technologies at Tulsa Technology Center Report
Lee College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small 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.
With a ranking of #9, South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Corpus Christi did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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.
Collin County Community College District 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. Collin County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of McKinney.
Women make up 5% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
Full Engineering Technologies at Collin County Community College District Report
Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of Harlingen, Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Spartan College - Tulsa is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 27% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
Full Engineering Technologies at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Report
Lone Star College System came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of The Woodlands.
About 10% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 90% are male.
Full Engineering Technologies at Lone Star College System Report
Altierus Career College - Bissonnet ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, Altierus Career College - Bissonnet is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 69 students majoring in engineering tech at Altierus Career College - Bissonnet, 93% are male and 7% are female.
St Philip’s College came in at #15 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, St Philip's College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 11% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 89% are male.
Brazosport College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the small 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.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Brazosport College
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 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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