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Physical Sciences at Canada College

Physical Sciences at Canada College

What traits are you looking for in a physical sciences school? To help you decide if Canada College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physical sciences program.

Canada College is located in Redwood City, California and approximately 5,231 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.

Canada College Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Canada College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Canada College does offer online education options in physical sciences for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree

Canada College Physical Sciences Rankings

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Canada College

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

Canada College Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

50% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical sciences only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at Canada College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

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Canada College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 68% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

Physical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Canada College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 3
Physics 1

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 Canada 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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