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Mining & Petroleum Technology at Southwest Mississippi Community College

Mining & Petroleum Technology at Southwest Mississippi Community College

If you are interested in studying mining & petroleum technology, you may want to check out the program at Southwest Mississippi Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SMCC is located in Summit, Mississippi and approximately 1,888 students attend the school each year.

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

SMCC Mining & Petroleum Technology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Mining & Petroleum Tech

SMCC Mining & Petroleum Technology Rankings

Mining & Petroleum Tech Student Demographics at SMCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mining & petroleum tech majors at Southwest Mississippi Community College.

SMCC Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate’s Program

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of mining & petroleum tech associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in mining & petroleum tech at SMCC are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. SMCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mining & petroleum tech graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southwest Mississippi Community College with a associate's in mining & petroleum tech.

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

Concentrations Within Mining & Petroleum Technology

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Petroleum Technology/Technician 19

Careers That Mining & Petroleum Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in mining & petroleum 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 MS, the home state for Southwest Mississippi Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Engineering Technicians 560 $60,500
Oil, Gas, and Mining Service Unit Operators 240 $57,570
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 100 $52,570

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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