Physical Sciences at Contra Costa College

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

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 Physical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

CCC Physical Sciences Degrees Available

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

CCC Physical Sciences Rankings

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Physical Sciences Student Demographics at CCC

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

CCC Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical sciences only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at CCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

CCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 68% 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 physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

If you plan to be a physical sciences 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
Chemistry	7
Physics	3

Related Majors

• Engineering
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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 CA, the home state for Contra Costa College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Chemists	10,430	$88,570
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790

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.