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Engineering Technologies at Columbia Southern University

Engineering Technologies at Columbia Southern University

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 Southern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and approximately 18,533 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 364 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.

Columbia Southern University 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

Online Classes Are Available at Columbia Southern University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Columbia Southern University Engineering Technologies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering tech major at Columbia Southern University 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
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Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools 1
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Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 1
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 2
Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 2
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Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools 3
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Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools 4
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Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools 7
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Most Focused Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 16
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Most Focused Engineering Technologies Trade Schools 110
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools 115
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools 133
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools 448

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Columbia Southern University

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

Columbia Southern University Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

22% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 22% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in engineering tech only graduates about 14% women each year. The program at Columbia Southern University may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in engineering tech at Columbia Southern University are white. Around 56% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 37
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 204
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 108

Columbia Southern University Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

20% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The engineering tech program at Columbia Southern University awarded 683 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 80% of these degrees went to men with the other 20% going to women. The typical engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% women. So female students are more repesented at Columbia Southern University since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

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About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering tech at Columbia Southern University are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 62
Hispanic or Latino 39
White 348
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 223

Columbia Southern University 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

The following engineering tech concentations are available at Columbia Southern University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Columbia Southern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Quality Control Technology 1,090

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 AL, the home state for Columbia Southern University.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 11,190 $34,960
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 9,580 $41,050
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 8,170 $41,050
Computer Programmers 7,750 $87,340
Software Applications Developers 6,210 $96,400

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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