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Engineering Technologies at Palm Beach State College

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

Palm Beach State College is located in Lake Worth, Florida and approximately 26,666 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 28 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.

Palm Beach State College Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Engineering Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Engineering Tech (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Palm Beach State College Engineering Technologies Rankings

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Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Palm Beach State College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering tech majors at Palm Beach State College.

Palm Beach State College Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

14% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

Palm Beach State College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering tech graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Palm Beach State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering Technology	47
Environmental Control Technology	41
Energy Systems Technologies	9
Electronics Engineering Technology	6
Industrial Production Technology	3
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	2

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 Palm Beach State 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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