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

Great Basin College is located in Elko, Nevada and has a total student population of 3,772. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 84 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.

Great Basin College Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Great Basin College

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? Great Basin College offers distance education options for engineering tech at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Great Basin College Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at Great Basin 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 Great Basin 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 Online Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	36
Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools	39
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools	45
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	125
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools	138
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	157

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Great Basin College

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

Great Basin College Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in engineering tech at Great Basin College are white. Around 61% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Great Basin College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering tech graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	51
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Great Basin College Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of engineering tech bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women. The typical engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% women. So female students are more repesented at Great Basin College since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering tech at Great Basin College 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 Great Basin College with a bachelor's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Great Basin 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electronics Engineering Technology	41
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	23
Industrial Production Technology	22
Mechanical Engineering Technology	17
Engineering-Related Technologies	12

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 NV, the home state for Great Basin College.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	5,200	$46,270
Construction Managers	4,280	$94,350
Software Applications Developers	3,900	$105,640
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	3,540	$39,850
Cost Estimators	1,900	$66,650

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 Visitor7 under License

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