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Engineering Technologies at Southwestern Community College

Every engineering technologies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering tech program at Southwestern Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Southwestern Community College is located in Sylva, North Carolina and approximately 2,259 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 33 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.

Southwestern Community College Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

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

Southwestern Community College Engineering Technologies Rankings

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Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Southwestern Community College

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

Southwestern Community College Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in engineering tech at Southwestern Community College are white. Around 73% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

The following engineering tech concentations are available at Southwestern Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southwestern Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	38
Civil Engineering Technology	11
Engineering-Related Technologies	11
Electronics Engineering Technology	3
Computer 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 NC, the home state for Southwestern Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Software Applications Developers	30,580	$103,280
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	22,610	$41,620
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	19,850	$37,370
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	14,370	$43,190
Construction Managers	11,220	$109,520

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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