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Engineering Technologies at Virginia Highlands Community College

Engineering Technologies at Virginia Highlands Community College

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

VHCC is located in Abingdon, Virginia and approximately 2,086 students attend the school each year.

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.

VHCC Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Engineering Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Engineering Tech (1 - 4 Years)

VHCC Engineering Technologies Rankings

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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 Virginia Highlands Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Electronics Engineering Technology 11
Industrial Production Technology 10
Environmental Control Technology 1

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Highlands Community College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Software Applications Developers 38,110 $113,690
Systems Software Developers 27,800 $119,860
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 19,650 $47,730
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 12,690 $50,210
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 9,930 $41,500

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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