Engineering Technologies at Las Positas College

If you plan to study engineering technologies, take a look at what Las Positas College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Las Positas College is located in Livermore, California and has a total student population of 8,005.

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.

Las Positas College Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

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

Las Positas College Engineering Technologies Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Las Positas College

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

Las Positas College Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in engineering tech only graduates about 16% women each year. The program at Las Positas College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

Las Positas College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering tech graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	7
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 Las Positas College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering Technology	11
Quality Control Technology	4

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Engineering
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Computer & Information Sciences

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 CA, the home state for Las Positas College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	65,210	$48,720
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	56,660	$45,120
Construction Managers	32,420	$117,770

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.