Engineering Technologies at Palomar College

If you are interested in studying engineering technologies, you may want to check out the program at Palomar College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Palomar College is located in San Marcos, California and approximately 21,141 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.

Palomar College Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Engineering Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Engineering Tech (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Palomar College Engineering Technologies Rankings

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Palomar College

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

Palomar College Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

22% Women

78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 22% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in engineering tech only graduates about 17% women each year. The program at Palomar College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

Palomar College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering tech graduates 42% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

If you plan to be a engineering tech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Palomar College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	15
Environmental Control Technology	13

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 Palomar 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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