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General Engineering at Suffolk County Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for General Engineering, take a look at what Suffolk County Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Suffolk County Community College is in Selden, NY.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 23 general engineering degrees were awarded at Suffolk County Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Suffolk County Community College

Distance learning is available at Suffolk County Community College. Among 19,973 students, 1,949 (10%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 5,908 (30%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for General Engineering Graduates from Suffolk County Community College

Graduates of Suffolk County Community College’s General Engineering program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$61,411
5 years	$64,156

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, General Engineering graduates from Suffolk County Community College take home a median $61,411, compared with $45,839 for all Suffolk County Community College graduates — about 34% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of General Engineering graduates at Suffolk County Community College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, General Engineering graduates at Suffolk County Community College are 13% women (3) and 87% men (20).

General Engineering Associate’s Program at Suffolk County Community College

Among the 23 associate’s general engineering degrees awarded at Suffolk County Community College, 13% were women (3) and 87% were men (20).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Engineering associate’s degree recipients at Suffolk County Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Hispanic / Latino	7
Black / African American	1
Asian	4

Minority students account for 52% of General Engineering associate’s degree recipients at Suffolk County Community College, above the national average of 46%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific General Engineering Concentrations at Suffolk County Community College

The General Engineering program at Suffolk County Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Pre-Engineering	23

Best-Paid Careers for General Engineering Graduates

Students who finish General Engineering program at Suffolk County Community College pursue many career paths. Here are the top-paying careers for General Engineering majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Engineers, All Other	$136,628
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$116,775
Mechatronics Engineers	$115,569
Microsystems Engineers	$104,558
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277
Wind Energy Engineers	$98,460
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$89,263
Photonics Engineers	$84,667
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,889
Robotics Engineers	$72,925

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.