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Physical Sciences at Community College of Allegheny County

If you plan to study physical sciences, take a look at what Community College of Allegheny County has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CCAC is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 13,217.

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.

CCAC Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

CCAC Physical Sciences Rankings

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Physical Sciences Student Demographics at CCAC

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

CCAC Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in physical sciences at CCAC are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. CCAC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physics 2
Chemistry 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 PA, the home state for Community College of Allegheny County.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,220 $150,400
Chemists 5,460 $77,250
Natural Sciences Managers 4,480 $147,810

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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