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Engineering Technology at Western Carolina University

Engineering Technology at Western Carolina University

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243.

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

WCU Engineering Technology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Technology

WCU Engineering Technology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering tech major at WCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering Technology. 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 Value Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 3
Most Popular Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 4
Best Value Engineering Technology Schools 7
Most Focused Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 13
Most Popular Engineering Technology Trade Schools 13
15
Best Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 16
Best Engineering Technology Trade Schools 21
23
Most Focused Engineering Technology Trade Schools 41

Engineering Technology Student Demographics at WCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering tech majors at Western Carolina University.

WCU Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Program

5% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 students earned a bachelor's degree in engineering tech from WCU. About 5% of these graduates were women and the other 95% were men.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering tech at WCU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 51
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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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