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Engineering Technologies at William Rainey Harper College

What traits are you looking for in a engineering tech school? To help you decide if William Rainey Harper College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering tech program.

Harper College is located in Palatine, Illinois and has a total student population of 12,199. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 43 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.

Harper College Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Harper 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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Harper College does offer online courses in engineering tech for the following degree levels:

Harper College 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 Harper College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering tech majors at William Rainey Harper College.

Harper College Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

2% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 98% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 2% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in engineering tech at Harper College are white. Around 63% 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 William Rainey Harper College with a associate's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 William Rainey Harper College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Engineering Technology	106
Industrial Production Technology	55
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	29
Electronics Engineering Technology	9

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 IL, the home state for William Rainey Harper College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	28,600	$41,610
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	27,250	$46,300
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Construction Managers	12,730	$95,020

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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