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Engineering Technologies at Santa Monica College

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

SMC is located in Santa Monica, California and has a total student population of 25,948. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 6 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.

SMC Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

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

SMC Engineering Technologies Rankings

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Engineering Tech Student Demographics at SMC

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

SMC Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

33% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in engineering tech only graduates about 14% women each year. The program at SMC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 19% more women than average.

SMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering tech graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

Engineering Technologies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Santa Monica College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Control Technology	6
Energy Systems Technologies	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 CA, the home state for Santa Monica 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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