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General Engineering at Northern Virginia Community College

If you plan to study General Engineering, take a look at what Northern Virginia Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Northern Virginia Community College sits in Annandale, VA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 193 general engineering degrees were awarded at Northern Virginia Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Northern Virginia Community College

Distance learning is available at Northern Virginia Community College. Among 56,457 students, 12,964 (23%) studied exclusively online and 14,657 (26%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for General Engineering Graduates from Northern Virginia Community College

Graduates of Northern Virginia Community College’s General Engineering program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$22,483
2 years	$26,353
4 years	$72,365
5 years	$83,194

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, General Engineering graduates from Northern Virginia Community College take home a median $72,365, compared with $51,457 for all Northern Virginia Community College graduates — about 41% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for General Engineering graduates from Northern Virginia Community College comes in at $9,500.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for General Engineering graduates at Northern Virginia Community College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Engineering graduates at Northern Virginia Community College are 21% women (40) and 79% men (153).

General Engineering Associate’s Program at Northern Virginia Community College

Of the 193 associate’s general engineering degrees awarded at Northern Virginia Community College, 21% were women (40) and 79% were men (153).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	62
Hispanic / Latino	38
Black / African American	17
Asian	49
Two or More Races	6
International (Nonresident)	12
Unknown	9

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of General Engineering associate’s degree recipients at Northern Virginia Community College, higher than 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 Northern Virginia Community College

The General Engineering program at Northern Virginia Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Engineering	193

Top-Paying Careers for General Engineering Graduates

Graduates of the General Engineering program at Northern Virginia Community College pursue many career paths. Below are the best-paid careers for General Engineering majors, 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.