Engineering Technologies at Bakersfield College

What traits are you looking for in a engineering tech school? To help you decide if Bakersfield College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering tech program.

Bakersfield College is located in Bakersfield, California and approximately 24,903 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 37 students received their associate's degree in engineering tech.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering Technologies section at the bottom of this page.

Bakersfield College Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Engineering Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Engineering Tech (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Engineering Tech
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Bakersfield College Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at Bakersfield College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering tech major at Bakersfield College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering Technologies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools	158
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools	189
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	201
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools	215

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Bakersfield College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering tech majors at Bakersfield College.

Bakersfield College Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 95% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 5% went to women.

Bakersfield College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering tech graduates 47% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bakersfield College with a associate's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Bakersfield College Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Engineering Technologies from Bakersfield College in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 54% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering tech bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bakersfield College with a bachelor's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Bakersfield College also has a doctoral program available in engineering tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

Engineering Technologies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bakersfield College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	51
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	29
Environmental Control Technology	11
Industrial Production Technology	4
Quality Control Technology	2

Careers That Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Bakersfield College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	65,210	$48,720
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	56,660	$45,120
Construction Managers	32,420	$117,770

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.