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Engineering Technologies at Catawba Valley Community College

Engineering Technologies at Catawba Valley Community College

If you are interested in studying engineering technologies, you may want to check out the program at Catawba Valley Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CVCC is located in Hickory, North Carolina and has a total student population of 4,328.

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.

CVCC Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

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

CVCC Engineering Technologies Rankings

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at CVCC

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

CVCC Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

4% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 96% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 4% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in engineering tech at CVCC are white. Around 68% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

The following engineering tech concentations are available at Catawba Valley Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Catawba Valley Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 19
Electronics Engineering Technology 3
Mechanical Engineering Technology 3
Computer Engineering Technology 2

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 NC, the home state for Catawba Valley Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Software Applications Developers 30,580 $103,280
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 22,610 $41,620
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 19,850 $37,370
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 14,370 $43,190
Construction Managers 11,220 $109,520

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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