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2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

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In 2020-2021, 40 degrees and certificates were awarded to engineering-related technologies students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #190 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in North Carolina to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering-Related Technologies program at each school on the list.

Check out the engineering-related tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

Our 2023 rankings named Southwestern Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for engineering-related technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Sylva, Southwestern Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Technologies Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Wake Technical Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering-related technologies schools in North Carolina. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.

About 13% of the students majoring in engineering-related tech at the school are women while 88% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Central Piedmont Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering-related technologies schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Fayetteville Technical Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering-related technologies schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Sandhills Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering-related technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Pinehurst, SCC is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Western Piedmont Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering-related technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Morganton, WPCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Guilford Technical Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering-related technologies programs. Guilford Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown.

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Explore all the Most Popular Engineering-Related Technologies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1
Florida 31
Tennessee 3
South Carolina 1
Louisiana 6
Arkansas 13
Alabama 8
West Virginia 4

Engineering-Related Technologies is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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 Mike1979 Russia.

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