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Engineering Technologies at Western Nevada 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 Western Nevada College stacks up to those at other schools.

WNC is located in Carson City, Nevada and approximately 3,495 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 5 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.

WNC Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

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

WNC Engineering Technologies Rankings

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Engineering Tech Student Demographics at WNC

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

WNC Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

20% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in engineering tech at WNC are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. WNC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering tech graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Western Nevada College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Industrial Production Technology	29

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 NV, the home state for Western Nevada College.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	5,200	$46,270
Construction Managers	4,280	$94,350
Software Applications Developers	3,900	$105,640
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	3,540	$39,850
Cost Estimators	1,900	$66,650

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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