Special Education at Evergreen Valley College

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what Evergreen Valley College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Evergreen Valley College is located in San Jose, California and approximately 8,699 students attend the school each year.

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

Evergreen Valley College Special Education Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Special Ed

Evergreen Valley College Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at Evergreen Valley College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Evergreen Valley College.

Evergreen Valley College Special Education Associate’s Program

82% Women

92% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of special ed associate's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in special ed only graduates about 12% men each year. The program at Evergreen Valley College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

Evergreen Valley College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in special ed graduates 63% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Evergreen Valley College with a associate's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Special Education

If you plan to be a special ed 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 Evergreen Valley College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	53

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed 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 Evergreen Valley College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	15,230	$80,370
Special Education Professors	10,520	$82,380
Interpreters and Translators	9,310	$58,180
Middle School Special Education Teachers	4,710	$76,860
Special Education Teachers	2,950	$66,640

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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