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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 97 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering tech majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Illinois helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Springfield, MTI - Springfield, Illinois is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 200 students majoring in engineering tech at MTI - Springfield, Illinois, 92% are male and 9% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Macomb Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Out of the 97 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cuyahoga Community College District landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public college with a large student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 86% are male.

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#5

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

Out of the 97 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vincennes University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public school with a large student population.

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

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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 undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Women make up 5% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Columbus State Community College 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Columbus State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#8

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #8, Grand Rapids Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 51 students majoring in engineering tech at Grand Rapids Community College, 88% are male and 12% are female.

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#9

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

Owens Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the suburb of Perrysburg, Owens State Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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University of Akron Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the city of Akron.

Of the 36 students majoring in engineering tech at University of Akron Main Campus, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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With a ranking of #11, Edison State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Edison Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Piqua.

Of the 32 students majoring in engineering tech at Edison Community College, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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MIAT College of Technology landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the large suburb of Canton, MIAT College of Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in engineering tech at MIAT College of Technology, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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#13

Lakeshore Technical College

Cleveland, WI

Lakeshore Technical College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the rural area of Cleveland, LTC is a public school with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#14

Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

Joliet Junior College 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 #14 on the list. Joliet Junior College is a large public school located in the suburb of Joliet.

Women make up 40% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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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 the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
15 Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH
16 Stark State College North Canton, OH
16 Terra State Community College Fremont, OH
18 Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI
18 Western Technical College La Crosse, WI
18 Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College Rockford, IL

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,230
Michigan 2,201
Ohio 2,673
Illinois 1,478
Wisconsin 1,081

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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