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Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools

2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

Engineering Technologies is the #20 most popular major in the country with 85,188 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 1,024 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Technologies program at each school on the list.

Check out the engineering tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found Texas State Technical College to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 15% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#2

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ivy Tech Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Of the 416 students majoring in engineering tech at Ivy Tech Community College, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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#3

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

The in-demand associate degree programs at Columbia Southern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the United States. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 364 students majoring in engineering tech at Columbia Southern University, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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Out of the 1,024 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New York City College of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. City Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

Of the 360 students majoring in engineering tech at City Tech, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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#5

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olympic College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools list. OC is a small public school located in the small city of Bremerton.

Of the 250 students majoring in engineering tech at OC, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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#6

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

Pasadena City College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 24% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#7

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

Bismarck State College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools ranking. BSC is a small public school located in the city of Bismarck.

Of the 223 students majoring in engineering tech at BSC, 88% are male and 12% are female.

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#8

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Excelsior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Excelsior College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

Women make up 11% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 14% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, Columbus State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Columbus, Columbus State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 16% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 84% are male.

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#11

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 13% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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San Jacinto Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 194 students majoring in engineering tech at San Jacinto College, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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River Parishes Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the rural area of Gonzales, River Parishes Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 191 students majoring in engineering tech at River Parishes Community College, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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#14

ITI Technical College

Baton Rouge, LA

With a ranking of #14, ITI Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Baton Rouge, ITI Technical College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 13% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #15, SOWELA Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. SOWELA is a small public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

About 13% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 87% are male.

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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Of the 162 students majoring in engineering tech at Cincinnati State, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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#17

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

ECPI University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

About 15% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 85% are male.

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#18

Greenville Technical College

Greenville, SC

With a ranking of #18, Greenville Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 9% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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John C Calhoun State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the rural area of Tanner, Calhoun Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 9% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#20

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #20, Ranken Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Ranken Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

About 7% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 93% are male.

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#21

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Hennepin Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Of the 142 students majoring in engineering tech at Hennepin Technical College, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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#22

Lee College

Baytown, TX

Lee College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 28% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#23

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Stark State College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools ranking. Stark State College is a large public school located in the suburb of North Canton.

Of the 140 students majoring in engineering tech at Stark State College, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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Lamar Institute of Technology ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 132 students majoring in engineering tech at Lamar Institute of Technology, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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With a ranking of #25, Houston Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

Of the 127 students majoring in engineering tech at Houston Community College, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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#31

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN
#32

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, MS
#37

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX
#39

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC
#41

Universidad del Turabo

Gurabo, PR
#41

Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, MI
#45

Great Basin College

Elko, NV
#50

Nunez Community College

Chalmette, LA
#50

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, RI

Additional Award Winners

This section represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1024 different United States engineering technologies schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
52 Western Technical College El Paso, TX
53 Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics West Mifflin, PA
54 Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI
55 North Dakota State College of Science Wahpeton, ND
55 Owens Community College Perrysburg, OH
57 Valencia College Orlando, FL
58 San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA
58 Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH
58 St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud, MN
61 Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland, OH
62 Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX
62 Southeast Technical College Sioux Falls, SD
64 Onondaga Community College Syracuse, NY
65 Monroe Community College Rochester, NY
65 University of Northwestern Ohio Lima, OH
65 Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC
68 Grantham University Lenexa, KS
68 Bellingham Technical College Bellingham, WA
68 San Juan College Farmington, NM
68 Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA
68 Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville, TN
73 Portland Community College Portland, OR
73 Delaware Technical Community College - Terry Dover, DE
73 Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI
76 Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI
76 Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis, MN
76 Spokane Community College Spokane, WA
79 Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Okmulgee, OK
79 Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City Kansas City, MO
81 Utah Valley University Orem, UT
81 St Philip’s College San Antonio, TX
83 Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ
84 Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI
85 Erie Community College Buffalo, NY
85 Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX
85 Gadsden State Community College Gadsden, AL
88 Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA
88 Springfield Technical Community College Springfield, MA
88 NHTI-Concord’s Community College Concord, NH
91 Anne Arundel Community College Arnold, MD
92 Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX
92 Lake Area Technical Institute Watertown, SD
92 Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland, WI
92 Gateway Technical College Kenosha, WI
96 Eastern Florida State College Cocoa, FL
97 Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SC
97 Idaho State University Pocatello, ID
97 Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, MI
97 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro, PA
97 Jefferson State Community College Birmingham, AL
102 Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Guayama Guayama, PR
102 Montgomery College Rockville, MD
102 Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita, KS
102 Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL
106 Clover Park Technical College Lakewood, WA
106 Brazosport College Lake Jackson, TX
106 Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA
106 Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY
110 Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN
111 Western Technical College La Crosse, WI
111 DeVry University - Illinois Chicago, IL
111 Ridgewater College Willmar, MN
111 County College of Morris Randolph, NJ
111 University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla Aguadilla, PR
111 James A Rhodes State College Lima, OH
117 Alfred State College Alfred, NY
117 Oakland Community College Bloomfield Hills, MI
117 Zane State College Zanesville, OH
117 Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg, PA
121 SUNY Delhi Delhi, NY
122 University of Puerto Rico - Carolina Carolina, PR
122 Mitchell Technical College Mitchell, SD
122 University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK
125 Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI
125 Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA
125 Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Lancaster, PA
125 Northwest State Community College Archbold, OH
129 Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta, GA
130 Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown, NC
130 Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA
130 National University College Bayamon, PR
130 Motlow State Community College Tullahoma, TN
130 Terra State Community College Fremont, OH
130 William Rainey Harper College Palatine, IL
130 Seminole State College of Florida Sanford, FL
130 Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont, WV
130 Schoolcraft College Livonia, MI
130 Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK
140 Mott Community College Flint, MI
140 J-Tech Institute Jacksonville, FL
140 Kilgore College Kilgore, TX
140 Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa, IA
144 Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati Manati, PR
144 Victoria College Victoria, TX
146 Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway, SC
146 Brookdale Community College Lincroft, NJ
146 Wallace State Community College, Hanceville Hanceville, AL
149 Front Range Community College Westminster, CO
149 College of Western Idaho Nampa, ID
149 Amarillo College Amarillo, TX
149 Vermont Technical College Randolph, VT
149 York Technical College Rock Hill, SC
149 Clark College Vancouver, WA
149 South Louisiana Community College Lafayette, LA

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 Associate Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
156 Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA
156 Island Drafting and Technical Institute Amityville, NY
158 BridgeValley Community & Technical College South Charleston, WV
158 Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan San Juan, PR
158 Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College Minden, LA
158 Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL
158 Three Rivers Community College Norwich, CT
158 Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA
164 Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA
164 Hawkeye Community College Waterloo, IA
164 St Clair County Community College Port Huron, MI
164 Ventura College Ventura, CA
164 Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe, LA
169 Southern Maine Community College South Portland, ME
169 South Central College North Mankato, MN
169 University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR
169 Delgado Community College New Orleans, LA
169 Cleveland State Community College Cleveland, TN
169 Edison State Community College Piqua, OH
169 Naugatuck Valley Community College Waterbury, CT
169 Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI
169 Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson, MS
169 Roane State Community College Harriman, TN
169 Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence, SC
169 Waldorf University Forest City, IA
181 Middlesex County College Edison, NJ
181 Nassau Community College Garden City, NY
181 Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge, LA
181 Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA
181 North Central State College Mansfield, OH
181 Thomas Nelson Community College Hampton, VA
187 Minnesota State College Southeast Winona, MN
187 Holmes Community College Goodman, MS
187 Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR
187 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville, NC
187 Essex County College Newark, NJ
187 Indian River State College Fort Pierce, FL
187 Northeast Community College Norfolk, NE
187 Lake Superior College Duluth, MN
187 College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL
187 Southwestern Community College Sylva, NC
197 Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg, SC
197 Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland, WA
197 Solano Community College Fairfield, CA
197 Gaston College Dallas, NC
197 South Texas College McAllen, TX
197 Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac, WI
197 Citrus College Glendora, CA
197 Arkansas Northeastern College Blytheville, AR
197 Lorain County Community College Elyria, OH
197 University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC

Engineering Technologies by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

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
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,013
General Engineering Technology 4,676
Construction Engineering Technology 4,330
Quality Control Technology 3,824
Computer Engineering Technology 3,595
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,768
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,290
Energy Systems Technologies 1,256
Civil Engineering Technology 1,187
Engineering-Related Technologies 989
Mining & Petroleum Technology 445
Nuclear Engineering Technology 220
Nanotechnology 114

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 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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