General Engineering at Northern Virginia Community College

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

Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and has a total student population of 52,873.

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

Northern Virginia Community College General Engineering Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Engineering

Northern Virginia Community College General Engineering Rankings

Engineering Student Demographics at Northern Virginia Community College

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

Northern Virginia Community College General Engineering Associate’s Program

23% Women

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of engineering associate's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

Northern Virginia Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	44
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	69
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Concentrations Within General Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering 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 Northern Virginia Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering	205

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 VA, the home state for Northern Virginia Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Engineers	4,190	$118,390
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,030	$164,300

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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