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Mining & Petroleum Technology at Houston Community College

If you are interested in studying mining and petroleum technology, you may want to check out the program at Houston Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 48,329.

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

Houston Community College Mining & Petroleum Technology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Mining & Petroleum Tech

Houston Community College Mining & Petroleum Technology Rankings

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Mining & Petroleum Tech Student Demographics at Houston Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mining and petroleum tech majors at Houston Community College.

Houston Community College Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate’s Program

15% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 85% of mining and petroleum tech associate's degrees went to men and 15% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in mining and petroleum tech only graduates about 11% women each year. The program at Houston Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

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Houston Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mining and petroleum tech graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 3
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Mining & Petroleum Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in mining and petroleum 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 TX, the home state for Houston Community College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Oil, Gas, and Mining Service Unit Operators 24,050 $51,850
Engineering Technicians 7,580 $66,630
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 6,000 $66,760

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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