Psychology at Community College of Philadelphia

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

Community College of Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 13,672.

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

Community College of Philadelphia Psychology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Community College of Philadelphia

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.

Community College of Philadelphia does offer online education options in psychology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree

Community College of Philadelphia Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at Community College of Philadelphia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Community College of Philadelphia.

Community College of Philadelphia Psychology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in psychology only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at Community College of Philadelphia may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

Community College of Philadelphia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in psychology graduates 22% 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 Philadelphia with a associate's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	25
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Psychology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	46

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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 Philadelphia.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,440	$83,610
Psychology Professors	2,130	$89,300
Psychologists	460	$87,940

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.