Social Sciences at Coastline Community College

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

Coastline Community College is located in Fountain Valley, California and approximately 8,826 students attend the school each year.

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

Coastline Community College Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Coastline Community College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Coastline Community College offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Coastline Community College Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Coastline Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at Coastline Community College.

Coastline Community College Social Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 31% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in social sciences only graduates about 44% men each year. The program at Coastline Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 25% more women than average.

Coastline Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social 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 Coastline Community College with a associate's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	22
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	52
Economics	21

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• English Language & Literature
• History

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social 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 Coastline Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Urban and Regional Planners	7,950	$93,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.