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General Engineering at Virginia Western Community College

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General Engineering at Virginia Western Community College

If you plan to study general engineering, take a look at what Virginia Western Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Virginia Western Community College is located in Roanoke, Virginia and has a total student population of 5,738.

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

Virginia Western Community College General Engineering Degrees Available

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

Virginia Western Community College General Engineering Rankings

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Engineering Student Demographics at Virginia Western Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Virginia Western Community College.

Virginia Western Community College General Engineering Associate’s Program

17% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of engineering associate's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in engineering at Virginia Western Community College are white. Around 78% 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 Virginia Western Community 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 1
White 18
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Western Community College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Engineers 4,190 $118,390
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,030 $164,300

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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