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Mining & Petroleum Technology at Palo Alto College

What traits are you looking for in a mining and petroleum tech school? To help you decide if Palo Alto College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's mining and petroleum tech program.

Palo Alto College is located in San Antonio, Texas and approximately 11,193 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mining & Petroleum Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Palo Alto College Mining & Petroleum Technology Degrees Available

Palo Alto College Mining & Petroleum Technology Rankings

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Concentrations Within Mining & Petroleum Technology

If you plan to be a mining and petroleum tech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Palo Alto College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Electromechanical Engineering Technology

Careers That Mining & Petroleum Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in mining and petroleum 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 TX, the home state for Palo Alto College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Oil, Gas, and Mining Service Unit Operators	24,050	$51,850
Engineering Technicians	7,580	$66,630
Geological and Petroleum Technicians	6,000	$66,760

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*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.

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