Engineering at Moraine Valley Community College

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

MVCC is located in Palos Hills, Illinois and approximately 11,026 students attend the school each year.

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

MVCC Engineering Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Engineering

MVCC Engineering Rankings

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Engineering Student Demographics at MVCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Moraine Valley Community College.

MVCC Engineering Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of engineering associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in engineering only graduates about 25% women each year. The program at MVCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 25% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in engineering at MVCC are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Moraine Valley Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering	12

Related Majors

• Communications Technologies & Support
• Engineering Technologies
• Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Moraine Valley Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Mechanical Engineers	17,320	$92,030
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Civil Engineers	10,970	$94,570
Industrial Production Managers	10,620	$104,540

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.