El Paso, Texas · Public
Mechanical Engineering at El Paso Community College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 1.1% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $3,206 school-wide net price and $35,212 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
1.1% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a measurable award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 1.1% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 402
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 24.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $3,206/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $12,824
- Median debt
- $6,566
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $35,212/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A+
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (1.1%), school-wide average net price ($3,206), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($35,212), and peer averages from 402 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 402 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of A+, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($16,206 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($28,918 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place El Paso Community College in the top 1% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 4.6% of reported awards · $6,128 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 3.8% of reported awards · $3,776 net A+ California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 2.3% of reported awards · $3,967 net A+ Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX · 0.3% of reported awards · $3,399 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 2.7% of reported awards · $6,541 net A+ The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · 2.2% of reported awards · $4,831 net A+ California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA · 1.3% of reported awards · $6,555 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 3.8% of reported awards · $13,807 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Mechanical Engineering accounts for 1.1% of the awards or completions reported for El Paso Community College. That award concentration is higher than at 22% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
El Paso Community College's average net price is $3,206 per year, about $12,824 over four years. That is $16,206 below the $19,412 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $35,212 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $28,918 below the $64,130 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places El Paso Community College #5 of 402 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.