History at Contra Costa College

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at Contra Costa College stacks up to those at other schools.

CCC is located in San Pablo, California and approximately 6,249 students attend the school each year.

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

CCC History Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in History

CCC History Rankings

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History Student Demographics at CCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Contra Costa College.

CCC History Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of history associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in history only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at CCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 32% more women than average.

CCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in history graduates 72% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Contra Costa College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	4

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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 Contra Costa College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators	1,890	$48,120
History Professors	1,380	$103,940
Curators	1,140	$67,650

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.