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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

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$33,663 Avg Salary
$11,188 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 2,964 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering technologies is the #26 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 71 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Sacramento City College the most popular school in California for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sacramento City is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 4% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 96% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Los Angeles Trade Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 4% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 96% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Southern California Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in California. Located in the city of Anaheim, Southern California Institute of Technology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 50 students majoring in engineering tech at Southern California Institute of Technology, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mt. San Antonio College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Mt. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Walnut.

About 5% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 95% are male.

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#5

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Orange Coast College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in California. Located in the city of Costa Mesa, Orange Coast College is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in engineering tech at Orange Coast College, 97% are male and 3% are female.

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Hacienda La Puente Adult Education did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of La Puente, Hacienda La Puente Adult Education is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in engineering tech at Hacienda La Puente Adult Education, 97% are male and 3% 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 81% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#8

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

Fresno City College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

College of the Sequoias

Visalia, CA

College of the Sequoias came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Visalia, College of the Sequoias is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

San Jose City College

San Jose, CA

San Jose City College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. San Jose City College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of San Jose.

Of the 27 students majoring in engineering tech at San Jose City College, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
11 Lassen Community College Susanville, CA
12 Cypress College Cypress, CA
13 Butte College Oroville, CA
14 San Diego City College San Diego, CA

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 25 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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