Engineering Technologies at Orange Coast College

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

Orange Coast College is located in Costa Mesa, California and approximately 18,125 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.

Orange Coast College Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Engineering Tech (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Orange Coast College Engineering Technologies Rankings

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Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Orange Coast College

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

Orange Coast College Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Orange Coast College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering tech graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

Engineering Technologies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Orange Coast College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Control Technology	8

Related Majors

• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Communications Technologies & Support
• Architecture & Related Services
• Engineering
• Mathematics & Statistics

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 CA, the home state for Orange Coast College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	65,210	$48,720
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	56,660	$45,120
Construction Managers	32,420	$117,770

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.