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Engineering at Rock Valley College

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

Rock Valley College is located in Rockford, Illinois and has a total student population of 5,762.

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

Rock Valley College Engineering Degrees Available

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

Rock Valley College Engineering Rankings

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Engineering Student Demographics at Rock Valley College

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

Rock Valley College Engineering Associate’s Program

7% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 93% of engineering associate's degrees went to men and 7% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in engineering at Rock Valley College are white. Around 64% 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 Rock Valley College with a associate's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Engineering

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering 28

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 Rock Valley College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers 30,500 $96,610
Mechanical Engineers 17,320 $92,030
Systems Software Developers 17,130 $108,570
Civil Engineers 10,970 $94,570
Industrial Production Managers 10,620 $104,540

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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