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Petroleum Technology/Technician at Southwest Mississippi Community College

If you are interested in studying petroleum technology/technician, you may want to check out the program at Southwest Mississippi Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SMCC is located in Summit, Mississippi and approximately 1,888 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 19 students received their associate's degree in petroleum tech.

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

SMCC Petroleum Technology/Technician Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Petroleum Tech

SMCC Petroleum Technology/Technician Rankings

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Petroleum Tech Student Demographics at SMCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the petroleum tech majors at Southwest Mississippi Community College.

SMCC Petroleum Technology/Technician Associate’s Program

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of petroleum tech associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in petroleum tech at SMCC are white. Around 68% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. SMCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in petroleum tech graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southwest Mississippi Community College with a associate's in petroleum tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Petroleum Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 MS, the home state for Southwest Mississippi Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Geological and Petroleum Technicians	100	$52,570

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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