Engineering Technologies at Pasadena City College

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

Pasadena City College is located in Pasadena, California and approximately 25,034 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 235 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.

Pasadena City 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

Pasadena City College Engineering Technologies Rankings

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Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Pasadena City College

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

Pasadena City College Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 24% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in engineering tech only graduates about 14% women each year. The program at Pasadena City College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

Pasadena City College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering tech graduates 51% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	136
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	13
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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 Pasadena City College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering Technology	235
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	32
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	6
Energy Systems Technologies	6

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 CA, the home state for Pasadena City College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	65,210	$48,720
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	56,660	$45,120
Construction Managers	32,420	$117,770

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.