Engineering at Wharton County Junior College

Every engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering program at Wharton County Junior College stacks up to those at other schools.

Wharton County Junior College is located in Wharton, Texas and approximately 6,099 students attend the school each year.

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

Wharton County Junior College Engineering Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Engineering

Wharton County Junior College Engineering Rankings

Engineering Student Demographics at Wharton County Junior College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Wharton County Junior College.

Wharton County Junior College Engineering Associate’s Program

67% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of engineering associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in engineering only graduates about 26% women each year. The program at Wharton County Junior College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 40% more women than average.

Wharton County Junior College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wharton County Junior College with a associate's in engineering.

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

Concentrations Within Engineering

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering	5

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 TX, the home state for Wharton County Junior College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Civil Engineers	24,460	$102,990
Mechanical Engineers	20,820	$105,570
Petroleum Engineers	19,260	$169,010

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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