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Physical Sciences at American River College

Physical Sciences at American River College

If you are interested in studying physical sciences, you may want to check out the program at American River College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 25,422 students attend the school each year.

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

American River Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

American River Physical Sciences Rankings

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at American River College.

American River Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

43% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 18
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 31
White 45
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 23

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

If you plan to be a physical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from American River College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physical Sciences 129
Physics 16
Geological & Earth Sciences 3

Careers That Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 12,750 $91,890
Chemists 10,430 $88,570
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790

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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