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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 107 schools in the Southwest 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The Refrigeration School the most popular school in the Southwest Region for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Phoenix, RSI is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 292 students majoring in engineering tech at RSI, 97% are male and 3% are female.

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Out of the 107 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 81% are male.

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Out of the 107 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln College of Technology - Grand Prairie landed the # 3 spot on the list. Lincoln Tech - Grand Prairie is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Grand Prairie.

Women make up 1% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Texas State Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 6% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 94% are male.

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South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-San Antonio landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of San Antonio, South Texas Vo-Tech is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 1% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Tulsa Technology Center came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Tulsa.

Of the 74 students majoring in engineering tech at Tulsa Tech, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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#8

Lee College

Baytown, TX

Lee 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 #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 18% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Corpus Christi ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Corpus Christi is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Corpus Christi.

Women make up 2% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, Collin County Community College District did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Collin County Community College District is a very large public school located in the suburb of McKinney.

About 2% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 98% are male.

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Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate engineering technologies programs. Located in the small city of Harlingen, Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Spartan College - Tulsa is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 81% are male.

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#13

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands.

Women make up 2% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Altierus Career College - Bissonnet ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, Altierus Career College - Bissonnet is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 6% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 94% are male.

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#15

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

St Philip’s College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in engineering tech at St Philip's College, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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#16

Brazosport College

Lake Jackson, TX

Brazosport 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 #16 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Lake Jackson, BC is a public school with a small student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 81% are male.

Full Engineering Technologies at Brazosport College Report

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Engineering Technologies students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
17 Amarillo College Amarillo, TX
18 Metro Technology Centers Oklahoma City, OK
18 Southern Careers Institute - Austin Austin, TX
20 Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee Muskogee, OK
21 Texarkana College Texarkana, TX

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 502
Texas 4,414
New Mexico 223
Oklahoma 687

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.

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