Engineering Technologies at Odessa College

What traits are you looking for in a engineering tech school? To help you decide if Odessa College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering tech program.

Odessa College is located in Odessa, Texas and approximately 7,019 students attend the school each year.

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

Odessa College Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Engineering Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Online Classes Are Available at Odessa College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Odessa College does offer online education options in engineering tech for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree

Odessa College Engineering Technologies Rankings

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Odessa College

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

Odessa College Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in engineering tech only graduates about 17% women each year. The program at Odessa College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 40% more women than average.

Odessa College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering tech graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

The following engineering tech concentations are available at Odessa College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Odessa College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Quality Control Technology	1
Engineering-Related Technologies	1

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Physical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Engineering

Careers That Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	54,090	$42,500
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	50,500	$44,260
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	50,120	$46,140
Construction Managers	29,620	$98,420

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.