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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering technologies was ranked #20 in the country. In fact 85,188 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 152 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 Technologies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Our analysis found Olympic College to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small city of Bremerton, OC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 22% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#2

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

Out of the 152 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pasadena City College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Pasadena City College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

About 24% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 76% are male.

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Out of the 152 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Great Basin College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Elko, Great Basin College is a public college with a small student population.

About 11% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 89% are male.

Full Engineering Technologies at Great Basin College Report

#4

San Diego Miramar College

San Diego, CA

The in-demand associate degree programs at San Diego Miramar College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Far Western US Region . San Diego Miramar College is a large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Of the 74 students majoring in engineering tech at San Diego Miramar College, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at San Diego Miramar College

Out of the 152 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellingham Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

Of the 68 students majoring in engineering tech at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute, 90% are male and 10% are female.

Full Engineering Technologies at Bellingham Technical College Report

Portland Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 67 students majoring in engineering tech at Portland Community College, 64% are male and 36% are female.

Full Engineering Technologies at Portland Community College Report

Spokane Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 6% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Spokane Community College

Clover Park Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering technologies programs. CPTC is a small public school located in the small city of Lakewood.

About 33% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Engineering Technologies at Clover Park Technical College Report

University of Alaska Anchorage 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 #9 on the list. UAA is a large public school located in the city of Anchorage.

About 24% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 76% are male.

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#10

Santiago Canyon College

Orange, CA

Santiago Canyon College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Orange, SCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Santiago Canyon College

#11

Clark College

Vancouver, WA

Clark College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the midsize city of Vancouver, Clark College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 21% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#12

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

Bakersfield College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Bakersfield, Bakersfield College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in engineering tech at Bakersfield College, 95% are male and 5% are female.

Full Engineering Technologies at Bakersfield College Report

#13

Ventura College

Ventura, CA

Ventura College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Ventura, Ventura College is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in engineering tech at Ventura College, 78% are male and 22% are female.

Full Engineering Technologies at Ventura College Report

#14

Citrus College

Glendora, CA

Citrus 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 #14 on the list. Citrus College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Glendora.

Women make up 31% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Citrus College

Lake Washington Institute of Technology came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public school with a small student population.

About 31% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 69% are male.

Full Engineering Technologies at Lake Washington Institute of Technology Report

#14

Solano Community College

Fairfield, CA

With a ranking of #14, Solano Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Solano College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in engineering tech at Solano College, 53% are male and 47% are female.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Solano Community College

#17

Clackamas Community College

Oregon City, OR

Clackamas Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Clackamas Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Oregon City.

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

Full Engineering Technologies at Clackamas Community College Report

#18

Honolulu Community College

Honolulu, HI

With a ranking of #18, Honolulu 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 Honolulu, Honolulu CC is a public school with a small student population.

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

Full Engineering Technologies at Honolulu Community College Report

#19

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

Palomar College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, Palomar College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 18% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 82% are male.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Palomar College

#19

Bates Technical College

Tacoma, WA

Bates Technical College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, Bates Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in engineering tech at Bates Technical College, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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#19

College of the Canyons

Santa Clarita, CA

With a ranking of #19, College of the Canyons did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Santa Clarita, College of the Canyons is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in engineering tech at College of the Canyons, 79% are male and 21% are female.

Full Engineering Technologies at College of the Canyons Report

Linn-Benton Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Albany, LBCC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in engineering tech at LBCC, 85% are male and 15% are female.

Full Engineering Technologies at Linn-Benton Community College Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Engineering Technologies students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
23 Lane Community College Eugene, OR
24 San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino, CA
25 California Institute of Arts & Technology San Diego, CA
25 Cuyamaca College El Cajon, CA
27 Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles, CA
28 Sacramento City College Sacramento, CA
28 North Seattle College Seattle, WA
28 South Puget Sound Community College Olympia, WA

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,964
Washington 1,051
Oregon 377
Hawaii 57
Nevada 146
Alaska 82

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

Majors Similar to Engineering Tech

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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