Engineering at Central College

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

Central is located in Pella, Iowa and approximately 1,120 students attend the school each year. Of the 268 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Central College in 2021, 4 of them were engineering majors.

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

Central Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Central Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at Central is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. 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
Most Focused Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	438
Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	544
Most Focused Engineering Schools	594
Most Popular Engineering Schools	879

Engineering Student Demographics at Central

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

Central Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in engineering from Central in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

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

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

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

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Central College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering	4

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Central College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Software Applications Developers	6,990	$88,570
Industrial Production Managers	3,490	$98,040
Mechanical Engineers	2,970	$80,530
Systems Software Developers	2,650	$91,920
Industrial Engineers	2,610	$82,770

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Central College Alumni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.