Engineering Technologies at Columbia Basin 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 Columbia Basin College stacks up to those at other schools.

CBC is located in Pasco, Washington and has a total student population of 6,745. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 13 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.

CBC Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Engineering Tech (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Engineering Tech

CBC Engineering Technologies Rankings

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.

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at CBC

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

CBC Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in engineering tech only graduates about 14% women each year. The program at CBC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 32% more women than average.

CBC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering tech graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

The following engineering tech concentations are available at Columbia Basin College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia Basin College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nuclear Engineering Technology	9
General Engineering Technology	5
Quality Control Technology	1
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 WA, the home state for Columbia Basin 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.