Political Science & Government at Contra Costa College

Every political science & government school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the political science 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 Political Science & Government section at the bottom of this page.

CCC Political Science & Government Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Political Science

CCC Political Science & Government Rankings

Political Science Student Demographics at CCC

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

CCC Political Science & Government Associate’s Program

67% Women

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of political science associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

CCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in political science graduates 43% 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 political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

The following political science concentations are available at Contra Costa College. 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
Political Science	9

Careers That Political Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in political science 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
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Economists	1,430	$124,430
Political Science Professors	860	$112,360
Economics Professors	700	$139,050
Political Scientists	160	$74,060

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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