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General Engineering at Oakton Community College

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General Engineering at Oakton Community College

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

Oakton Community College is located in Des Plaines, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,313.

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.

Oakton Community College General Engineering Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Engineering

Oakton Community College General Engineering Rankings

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Engineering Student Demographics at Oakton Community College

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

Oakton Community College General Engineering Associate’s Program

17% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of engineering associate's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in engineering at Oakton Community College 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 Oakton Community College with a associate's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 16
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Oakton Community College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Architectural and Engineering Managers 9,760 $136,270
Engineers 4,000 $87,220
Engineering Professors 1,330 $114,010

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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