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General Engineering at Amarillo College

If you plan to study General Engineering, consider the program at Amarillo College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Amarillo College is located in Amarillo, TX.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 22 general engineering degrees were granted at Amarillo College.

Online Class Availability at Amarillo College

Distance learning is available at Amarillo College. Among 9,262 students, 2,183 (24%) studied exclusively online and 3,079 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for General Engineering Graduates from Amarillo College

Students who complete Amarillo College’s General Engineering program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$70,916
5 years	$75,986

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, General Engineering graduates from Amarillo College report median earnings of $70,916, compared with $46,045 for all Amarillo College graduates — about 54% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of General Engineering graduates at Amarillo College, by degree type.

Program-wide, General Engineering graduates at Amarillo College are 36% women (8) and 64% men (14).

General Engineering Associate’s Program at Amarillo College

Of the 22 associate’s general engineering degrees awarded at Amarillo College, 36% were women (8) and 64% were men (14).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Engineering associate’s degree recipients at Amarillo College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	15
Black / African American	1
Asian	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 82% of General Engineering associate’s degree recipients at Amarillo College, higher than the national average of 46%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific General Engineering Concentrations at Amarillo College

This General Engineering program at Amarillo College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Engineering	22

Best-Paid Careers for General Engineering Graduates

Those who complete General Engineering program at Amarillo College work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying careers for General Engineering graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Engineers, All Other	$136,628
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$116,775
Mechatronics Engineers	$115,569
Microsystems Engineers	$104,558
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277
Wind Energy Engineers	$98,460
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$89,263
Photonics Engineers	$84,667
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,889
Robotics Engineers	$72,925

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.