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Engineering Technology programs at U.S. community colleges

Hands-on technician training in mechatronics, electronics, and industrial systems. This guide explains how the credential is structured at the two-year level, what to look for when comparing programs across institutions, and which community colleges in our federal-data index report the highest enrollment in this field.

What the credential covers

Programs in Engineering Technology at U.S. community colleges are typically offered as Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees designed for direct entry into the field, as Associate of Science (AS) or Associate of Arts (AA) tracks designed to transfer toward a bachelor's degree, and as shorter occupational certificates that stack into a full degree. Credit-hour requirements vary by state and by program, but most associate programs are sized at roughly sixty semester credit hours of coursework, completable in two academic years of full-time study or longer at part-time pace. Certificate programs are typically twelve to thirty credit hours and finish within a single academic year.

The federal Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) tracks Engineering Technology as a distinct family, which is what allows DegreeMapper to report the share of credentials each community college awards in this area. The percentages on each college profile reflect the fraction of total credentials awarded in the most recent reporting year that fell into this CIP family — a useful proxy for how seriously the institution invests in the program.

What to look for when comparing programs

For occupational tracks, the critical questions are accreditation of the program itself (separate from institutional accreditation), clinical or apprenticeship placement availability, pass rates on the licensing exam where one exists, and employer relationships in the local labor market. For transfer tracks, the critical questions are articulation agreements with specific four-year institutions, course-by-course credit equivalencies, and whether the program participates in any statewide transfer guarantee.

Cost is rarely the deciding factor among community colleges within a state, because published tuition tends to fall within a narrow band. Cost does matter when comparing community-college pathways against four-year alternatives: starting at a community college and transferring typically reduces total degree cost by tens of thousands of dollars, even after accounting for any credit loss in transfer.

Top community colleges enrolling in Engineering Technology

The thirty community colleges below report the highest share of credentials awarded in Engineering Technology, drawn from the federal College Scorecard. A high share is not by itself a quality signal — it indicates focus and scale, which usually translate into more program options, more clinical or lab capacity, and stronger employer pipelines for that field.

  1. Island Drafting and Technical InstituteAmityville, NY100%
  2. College of Biomedical Equipment TechnologySchertz, TX98%
  3. Morrison Institute of TechnologyMorrison, IL75%
  4. ITI Technical CollegeBaton Rouge, LA72%
  5. ASPIRA City CollegePhiladelphia, PA60%
  6. Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San JuanSan Juan, PR56%
  7. Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de GuayamaGuayama, PR56%
  8. Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de ManatiManati, PR41%
  9. Northwest School of Wooden Boat BuildingPort Hadlock, WA36%
  10. Ranken Technical CollegeSaint Louis, MO34%
  11. Olympic CollegeBremerton, WA31%
  12. Taylor Business InstituteChicago, IL29%
  13. Williamson College of the TradesMedia, PA24%
  14. Pierpont Community and Technical CollegeFairmont, WV21%
  15. Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, PA20%
  16. Northwest State Community CollegeArchbold, OH19%
  17. Bismarck State CollegeBismarck, ND18%
  18. Victoria CollegeVictoria, TX18%
  19. Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis, MN17%
  20. Eastwick College-NutleyNutley, NJ17%
  21. Kent State University at TuscarawasNew Philadelphia, OH17%
  22. Lawson State Community CollegeBirmingham, AL16%
  23. Goodwin UniversityEast Hartford, CT16%
  24. Columbia Gorge Community CollegeThe Dalles, OR16%
  25. Pellissippi State Community CollegeKnoxville, TN15%
  26. Zane State CollegeZanesville, OH15%
  27. Brazosport CollegeLake Jackson, TX15%
  28. Lamar Institute of TechnologyBeaumont, TX14%
  29. Sitting Bull CollegeFort Yates, ND14%
  30. BridgeValley Community & Technical CollegeSouth Charleston, WV14%