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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 938 degrees and certificates were awarded to engineering technologies students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #24 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Virginia to see which undergraduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering tech majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Danville Community College the most popular school in Virginia for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Danville Community College is a small public school located in the town of Danville.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Northern Virginia Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in Virginia. Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Nelson Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Hampton, TNCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tidewater Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

Of the 3 students majoring in engineering tech at Tidewater Community College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Out of the 16 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Patrick Henry Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Martinsville, Patrick Henry is a public college 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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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at New River Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in Virginia. Located in the town of Dublin, NRCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Virginia Highlands Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. VHCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Abingdon.

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Mountain Empire Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the distant town of Big Stone Gap, MECC is a public school with a small student population.

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Centura College - Norfolk came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Centura College - Norfolk is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

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Eastern Shore 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 #9 on the list. ESCC is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Melfa.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,073
West Virginia 451
South Carolina 814
Florida 1,539
Arkansas 815
Mississippi 799
Tennessee 951
Louisiana 1,315
Alabama 2,165
Kentucky 843
Georgia 686

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 16 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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