The Electrical Technology Major at Southwest Tennessee Community College

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Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology at Southwest Tennessee Community College

If you plan to study electrical, electronic & communications engineering technology, take a look at what Southwest Tennessee Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southwest is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 7,371.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Southwest Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Electrical Technology (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Electrical Technology

Southwest Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Rankings

Electrical Technology Student Demographics at Southwest

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the electrical technology majors at Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Southwest Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

14% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of electrical technology associate's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in electrical technology at Southwest are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Southwest does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in electrical technology 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 Tennessee Community College with a associate's in electrical technology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Electrical Technology Grads May Go Into

A degree in electrical technology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TN, the home state for Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	3,060	$56,480

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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