Engineering Technologies at Bellingham Technical College

Every engineering technologies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering tech program at Bellingham Technical College stacks up to those at other schools.

Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 1,848. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 68 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.

Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

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

Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute Engineering Technologies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering tech major at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute 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
	12
	18
Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools	29
Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	82
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools	91
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	120
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools	140
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	160
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools	584

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute

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

Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in engineering tech at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute are white. Around 74% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	50
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

The engineering tech program at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute awarded 4 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute 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

If you plan to be a engineering tech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Bellingham Technical College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering Technology	90
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	24

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 WA, the home state for Bellingham Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
Systems Software Developers	16,130	$121,250
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	13,420	$49,680
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	11,890	$59,310
Computer Programmers	9,670	$126,920

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.