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Engineering Technologies at Columbia Southern University

Engineering Technologies at Columbia Southern University

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

Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and approximately 18,533 students attend the school each year.

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.

Columbia Southern University Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Columbia Southern University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Columbia Southern University does offer online education options in engineering tech for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Columbia Southern University Engineering Technologies Rankings

The engineering tech major at Columbia Southern University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering Technologies. 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.

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Columbia Southern University

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

Columbia Southern University Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

21% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 79% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 21% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in engineering tech only graduates about 17% women each year. The program at Columbia Southern University may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in engineering tech at Columbia Southern University are white. Around 62% 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 Columbia Southern University with a associate's in engineering tech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 51
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 189
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 59

Columbia Southern University Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

23% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 77% of engineering tech bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women. The typical engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at Columbia Southern University since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering tech at Columbia Southern University 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 Columbia Southern University with a bachelor's in engineering tech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 57
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 305
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 132

Columbia Southern University Engineering Technologies Master’s Program

31% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 69% of engineering tech master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

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Of the students who received a engineering tech master's degree from Columbia Southern University, 54% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 64
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 203
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 80

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 Columbia Southern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Quality Control Technology 1,449

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 AL, the home state for Columbia Southern University.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 11,190 $34,960
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 9,580 $41,050
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 8,170 $41,050
Computer Programmers 7,750 $87,340
Software Applications Developers 6,210 $96,400

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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