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Engineering Technologies at Highline College

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Engineering Technologies at Highline College

Every engineering technologies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering tech program at Highline College stacks up to those at other schools.

Highline is located in Des Moines, Washington and approximately 5,829 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.

Highline Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Engineering Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Engineering Tech (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Highline Engineering Technologies Rankings

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Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Highline

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

Highline Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

20% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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Highline does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering tech graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

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 Highline College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 5

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 WA, the home state for Highline College.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Software Applications Developers 53,860 $131,790
Systems Software Developers 16,130 $121,250
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 13,420 $49,680
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 11,890 $59,310
Computer Programmers 9,670 $126,920

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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