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2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$8,068 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Mining & Petroleum Technology is the #312 most popular major in the country with 445 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for mining and petroleum tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Mining & Petroleum Technology

Our 2023 rankings named Fletcher Technical Community College the best value school in the Southeast Region for mining and petroleum technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Fletcher Technical Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Schriever.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Fletcher Technical Community College are $3,981 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Louisiana Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. South Louisiana Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 a year.

Full Mining & Petroleum Technology at South Louisiana Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pierpont Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Fairmont, Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Pierpont Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,056 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at West Virginia Northern Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mining and petroleum technology schools in the Southeast Region . WVNCC is a small public school located in the city of Wheeling.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WVNCC are $12,028 a year.

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Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best mining and petroleum technology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 0
Kentucky 0
Louisiana 84
Mississippi 19
West Virginia 22

Mining & Petroleum Technology is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Mining & Petroleum Tech

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 4 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 Jeffrey Beall.

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