Engineering Technologies at Valencia College

If you plan to study engineering technologies, take a look at what Valencia College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Valencia College is located in Orlando, Florida and approximately 45,949 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 75 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.

Valencia 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
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Valencia College Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at Valencia College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering tech major at Valencia College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering Technologies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools	23
	29
Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools	31
Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools	31
Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools	61
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	78
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools	87
Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	126

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Valencia College

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

Valencia College Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 28% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in engineering tech only graduates about 14% women each year. The program at Valencia College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

Valencia College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering tech graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	29
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Valencia College Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Engineering Technologies from Valencia College in 2020-2021, 90% were men and 10% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering tech bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	10
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Valencia College also has a doctoral program available in engineering tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Valencia College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electronics Engineering Technology	132
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	117
Construction Engineering Technology	42
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	10
Civil Engineering Technology	7
General Engineering Technology	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 FL, the home state for Valencia College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	45,770	$39,990
Software Applications Developers	38,160	$95,610
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	29,650	$42,630
Construction Managers	22,070	$94,150
Systems Software Developers	17,270	$102,590

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.