Engineering at William Rainey Harper College
Harper College is located in Palatine, Illinois and approximately 12,199 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.
Harper College Engineering Degrees Available
- Associate’s Degree in Engineering
Harper College Engineering Rankings
Engineering Student Demographics at Harper College
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at William Rainey Harper College.
Harper College Engineering Associate’s Program
The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in engineering at Harper College are white. Around 61% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Harper College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from William Rainey Harper College with a associate's in engineering.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| White | 27 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Concentrations Within Engineering
If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from William Rainey Harper College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
| Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 35 |
Related Majors
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 IL, the home state for William Rainey Harper College.
| Occupation | Jobs in IL | Average Salary in IL |
|---|---|---|
| Software Applications Developers | 30,500 | $96,610 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 17,320 | $92,030 |
| Systems Software Developers | 17,130 | $108,570 |
| Civil Engineers | 10,970 | $94,570 |
| Industrial Production Managers | 10,620 | $104,540 |
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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