The Automotive Engineering Tech Major at J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College

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Automotive Engineering Technology at J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College

If you plan to study automotive engineering technology, take a look at what J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Drake State is located in Huntsville, Alabama and approximately 825 students attend the school each year.

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

Drake State Automotive Engineering Technology Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Automotive Engineering Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Automotive Engineering Tech

Drake State Automotive Engineering Technology Rankings

Automotive Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Drake State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the automotive engineering tech majors at J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College.

Drake State Automotive Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

50% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of automotive engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in automotive engineering tech only graduates about 7% women each year. The program at Drake State may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 43% more women than average.

Drake State does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in automotive engineering tech graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College with a associate's in automotive engineering tech.

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

Careers That Automotive Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in automotive 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 J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	8,170	$41,050

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*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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