Engineering Technologies at William Rainey Harper College
Harper College is located in Palatine, Illinois and has a total student population of 12,199.
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.
Harper College Engineering Technologies Degrees Available
- Basic Certificate in Engineering Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
- Associate’s Degree in Engineering Tech
Online Classes Are Available at Harper College
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.
For those who are interested in distance learning, Harper College does offer online courses in engineering tech for the following degree levels:
Harper College Engineering Technologies Rankings
Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Harper College
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering tech majors at William Rainey Harper College.
Harper College Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program
The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in engineering tech at Harper College are white. Around 56% fell into this category, which is typical 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 tech graduates 8% 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 tech.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
White | 10 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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 William Rainey Harper College. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Industrial Production Technology | 34 |
Electronics Engineering Technology | 9 |
Related Majors
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 IL, the home state for William Rainey Harper College.
Occupation | Jobs in IL | Average Salary in IL |
---|---|---|
Software Applications Developers | 30,500 | $96,610 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 28,600 | $41,610 |
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | 27,250 | $46,300 |
Systems Software Developers | 17,130 | $108,570 |
Construction Managers | 12,730 | $95,020 |
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.