Engineering Technologies at California University of Pennsylvania

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 California University of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal U is located in California, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,885. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 30 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.

Cal U Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Engineering Tech
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Online Classes Are Available at Cal U

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Cal U offers distance education options for engineering tech at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Cal U Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at Cal U 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 Cal U 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 Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools	13
Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools	28
Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	30
Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
	52
Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	91
Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools	117
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	176
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools	218
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	396
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools	457
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools	662
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	762

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Cal U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering tech majors at California University of Pennsylvania.

Cal U Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in engineering tech only graduates about 14% women each year. The program at Cal U may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in engineering tech at Cal U are white. Around 87% 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 California University of Pennsylvania with a associate's in engineering tech.

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

Cal U Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of engineering tech bachelor's degrees went to men and 12% went to women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering tech at Cal U are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Cal U 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	26
Industrial Production Technology	13
Electronics Engineering Technology	9
Computer Engineering Technology	7
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	1

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 PA, the home state for California University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	30,390	$40,580
Software Applications Developers	28,260	$96,370
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	22,260	$41,850
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	15,870	$43,630
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	15,330	$51,870

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
• Image Credit: By Wjmoore17 under License

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