A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills to the identification and resolution of production problems in the manufacture of products. Includes instruction in machine operations, production line operations, engineering analysis, systems analysis, instrumentation, physical controls, automation, computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), manufacturing planning, quality control, and informational infrastructure.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John C Calhoun State Community College | 320 | 19% | $6,320 |
| 2 | Ivy Tech Community College | 232 | 1% | $5,788 |
| 3 | Erie Institute of Technology Inc | 189 | 75% | $17,205 |
| 4 | Shoreline Community College | 183 | 10% | $4,743 |
| 5 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville | 158 | 9% | $19,323 |
| 6 | Western Kentucky University | 120 | 3% | $21,840 |
| 7 | ITI Technical College | 110 | 42% | $12,454 |
| 8 | Sinclair Community College | 104 | 2% | $3,830 |
| 9 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 102 | 1% | $29,506 |
| 10 | Reedley College | 84 | 4% | $11,802 |
| 11 | Columbus Technical College | 74 | 5% | $4,551 |
| 12 | Vincennes University | 72 | 2% | $20,202 |
| 13 | Goodwin College | 64 | 7% | $33,970 |
| 14 | Texas State Technical College | 63 | 2% | $19,530 |
| 15 | Washburn Institute of Technology | 60 | 5% | $8,832 |
| 16 | Pine Technical & Community College | 60 | 22% | $6,066 |
| 17 | Northern Kentucky University | 58 | 2% | $23,244 |
| 18 | Lorain County Community College | 55 | 3% | $4,544 |
| 19 | Weber State University | 54 | 1% | $20,511 |
| 20 | Kankakee Community College | 52 | 7% | $5,820 |
| 21 | Rogue Community College | 49 | 4% | $5,724 |
| 22 | Manchester Community College | 48 | 6% | $5,664 |
| 23 | Macomb Community College | 48 | 2% | $5,015 |
| 24 | J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College | 47 | 21% | $6,710 |
| 25 | Northeast Texas Community College | 47 | 6% | $17,462 |
| 26 | Crowder College | 46 | 4% | $12,587 |
| 27 | Minnesota State University-Mankato | 43 | 1% | $20,482 |
| 28 | Gateway Community and Technical College | 40 | 2% | $5,328 |
| 29 | William Rainey Harper College | 39 | 1% | $4,784 |
| 30 | Porterville College | 39 | 5% | $3,176 |
| 31 | Pearl River Community College | 37 | 3% | $13,350 |
| 32 | Fox Valley Technical College | 36 | 1% | $6,525 |
| 33 | State Fair Community College | 35 | 4% | $9,774 |
| 34 | Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences | 34 | 24% | N/A |
| 35 | Clackamas Community College | 34 | 3% | $6,744 |
| 36 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | 33 | 2% | $33,152 |
| 37 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 33 | 1% | $57,401 |
| 38 | Bevill State Community College | 33 | 3% | $16,678 |
| 39 | Central Oregon Community College | 33 | 3% | $19,929 |
| 40 | Joliet Junior College | 33 | 1% | $5,880 |
| 41 | North Carolina A & T State University | 31 | 1% | $18,136 |
| 42 | Central Louisiana Technical Community College | 31 | 2% | $5,318 |
| 43 | Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | 30 | 2% | $5,890 |
| 44 | College of DuPage | 30 | 1% | $5,464 |
| 45 | Hennepin Technical College | 30 | 2% | $7,248 |
| 46 | Tri-County Technical College | 30 | 1% | $5,826 |
| 47 | San Diego City College | 29 | 2% | $2,998 |
| 48 | Hudson Valley Community College | 29 | 2% | $7,312 |
| 49 | Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico | 28 | 4% | $30,110 |
| 50 | Waubonsee Community College | 28 | 1% | $4,880 |
| 51 | Three Rivers College | 27 | 3% | $16,480 |
| 52 | Rock Valley College | 27 | 2% | $4,965 |
| 53 | East Carolina University | 27 | 0% | $21,672 |
| 54 | Clover Park Technical College | 26 | 1% | $6,580 |
| 55 | Norco College | 26 | 1% | $3,338 |
| 56 | Huertas College | 26 | 8% | $7,467 |
| 57 | Portland Community College | 25 | 0% | $6,029 |
| 58 | Nashville State Community College | 25 | 2% | $5,703 |
| 59 | Henry Ford College | 25 | 2% | $4,636 |
| 60 | Lakes Region Community College | 24 | 11% | $23,622 |
| 61 | Johnston Community College | 24 | 2% | $4,085 |
| 62 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 24 | 1% | $29,367 |
| 63 | Lake Land College | 23 | 1% | $4,470 |
| 64 | East Mississippi Community College | 22 | 2% | $12,855 |
| 65 | Ozarks Technical Community College | 22 | 1% | $4,192 |
| 66 | Trident Technical College | 22 | 1% | $6,551 |
| 67 | Central Alabama Community College | 22 | 5% | $5,940 |
| 68 | James A Rhodes State College | 21 | 4% | $5,285 |
| 69 | Western Nevada College | 21 | 2% | $4,558 |
| 70 | South Puget Sound Community College | 21 | 1% | $5,293 |
| 71 | Jackson College | 21 | 3% | $19,472 |
| 72 | University of Akron Main Campus | 20 | 0% | $27,279 |
| 73 | Sierra College | 20 | 1% | $13,864 |
| 74 | College of the Canyons | 20 | 0% | $3,073 |
| 75 | University of Northern Iowa | 20 | 1% | $20,934 |
| 76 | Berea College | 20 | 7% | $49,854 |
| 77 | Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas | 20 | 5% | $4,130 |
| 78 | Schoolcraft College | 20 | 1% | $5,332 |
| 79 | Quinsigamond Community College | 18 | 1% | $6,546 |
| 80 | Edison State Community College | 17 | 3% | $6,778 |
| 81 | Ohio Northern University | 17 | 4% | $47,711 |
| 82 | Olympic College | 17 | 1% | $18,621 |
| 83 | West Georgia Technical College | 17 | 1% | $4,085 |
| 84 | Western Michigan University | 17 | 0% | $26,009 |
| 85 | Virginia Western Community College | 17 | 2% | $6,855 |
| 86 | Sullivan University | 16 | 1% | $29,044 |
| 87 | Lake Washington Institute of Technology | 16 | 1% | $5,259 |
| 88 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 16 | 2% | $24,252 |
| 89 | Houston Community College | 16 | 0% | $3,882 |
| 90 | University of Cincinnati-Clermont College | 16 | 3% | $6,516 |
| 91 | Bergen Community College | 15 | 1% | $5,900 |
| 92 | Lawson State Community College | 15 | 2% | $14,800 |
| 93 | Suffolk County Community College | 15 | 0% | $7,292 |
| 94 | Terra State Community College | 15 | 4% | $19,576 |
| 95 | Copiah-Lincoln Community College | 15 | 2% | $11,230 |
| 96 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 14 | 0% | $22,822 |
| 97 | Southwest Virginia Community College | 14 | 2% | $6,003 |
| 98 | Jefferson College | 14 | 2% | $13,517 |
| 99 | Southern Union State Community College | 14 | 1% | $13,090 |
| 100 | Missouri Western State University | 14 | 2% | $20,575 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.