Physics at Columbia College

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

Columbia Junior College is located in Sonora, California and has a total student population of 2,132.

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

Columbia Junior College Physics Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Physics

Columbia Junior College Physics Rankings

Physics Student Demographics at Columbia Junior College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at Columbia College.

Columbia Junior College Physics Associate’s Program

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of physics associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in physics at Columbia Junior College are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Physics

If you plan to be a physics 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 Columbia College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	6

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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 Columbia College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Physicists	3,200	$115,970
Physics Postsecondary Professors	1,190	$138,250

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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