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General Engineering at Montgomery College

If you plan to study General Engineering, consider the program at Montgomery College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Montgomery College is located in Rockville, MD.

During the most recent reporting year, 90 general engineering degrees were granted at Montgomery College.

Online Class Availability at Montgomery College

Many students take online classes at Montgomery College. Among 18,835 students, 3,778 (20%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,039 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for General Engineering Graduates from Montgomery College

Those who finish Montgomery College’s General Engineering program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$82,281
5 years	$93,606

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, General Engineering graduates from Montgomery College take home a median $82,281, compared with $54,945 for all Montgomery College graduates — about 50% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of General Engineering graduates at Montgomery College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, General Engineering graduates at Montgomery College are 24% women (22) and 76% men (68).

General Engineering Associate’s Program at Montgomery College

Among the 90 associate’s general engineering graduates at Montgomery College, 24% were women (22) and 76% were men (68).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Engineering associate’s degree recipients at Montgomery College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	20
Hispanic / Latino	15
Black / African American	15
Asian	21
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	5
International (Nonresident)	13

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of General Engineering associate’s degree recipients at Montgomery College, above the national average of 46%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific General Engineering Concentrations at Montgomery College

The General Engineering program at Montgomery College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Engineering	90

Top-Paying Careers for General Engineering Graduates

Students who finish General Engineering program at Montgomery College go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid careers for General Engineering graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Engineers, All Other	$136,628
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$116,775
Mechatronics Engineers	$115,569
Microsystems Engineers	$104,558
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277
Wind Energy Engineers	$98,460
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$89,263
Photonics Engineers	$84,667
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,889
Robotics Engineers	$72,925

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.