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Engineering Technologies at Miami Dade College

Engineering Technologies at Miami Dade College

If you are interested in studying engineering technologies, you may want to check out the program at Miami Dade College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MDC is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 46,523. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 31 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.

MDC 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

MDC Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at MDC 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 MDC 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 Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools 207
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools 831

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at MDC

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

MDC Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

19% Women
81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 81% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 19% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in engineering tech only graduates about 14% women each year. The program at MDC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

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MDC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering tech graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 1
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

MDC Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

19% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in engineering tech from MDC in 2021, 81% were men and 19% were women. The typical engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% women. So female students are more repesented at MDC since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 53% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering tech bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 0
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

MDC 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 Miami Dade College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Miami Dade College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 51
Electronics Engineering Technology 32
Construction Engineering Technology 16
Computer Engineering Technology 5
Industrial Production Technology 2
General 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 FL, the home state for Miami Dade College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 45,770 $39,990
Software Applications Developers 38,160 $95,610
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 29,650 $42,630
Construction Managers 22,070 $94,150
Systems Software Developers 17,270 $102,590

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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