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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Schools in California

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Finding the Best General Engineering Technology School for You

In 2020-2021, 264 degrees and certificates were awarded to general engineering technology students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #168 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Most Popular General Engineering Technology Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Colleges.

#1

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Pasadena City College the most popular school in California for general engineering technology students. Pasadena City College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

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#2

Cabrillo College

Aptos, CA

The excellent programs at Cabrillo College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering technology schools in California. Located in the suburb of Aptos, Cabrillo College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glendale Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Schools in California list. GCC is a large public school located in the city of Glendale.

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#4

Las Positas College

Livermore, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Las Positas College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Technology Schools in California list. Located in the small city of Livermore, Las Positas College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Cerritos College is a great place for general engineering technology students. Cerritos College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Norwalk.

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#6

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

Santa Ana College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

City College of San Francisco ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Technology Schools in California list. City College of San Francisco is a large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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#7

Moorpark College

Moorpark, CA

Moorpark College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering technology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Moorpark College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorpark.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Technology Schools in California list. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pomona.

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#9

Butte College

Oroville, CA

Butte College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Schools in California ranking. Butte College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Oroville.

Full General Engineering Technology at Butte College Report

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 124
Oregon 11

General Engineering Technology 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 32 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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