Natural Resources Conservation at Finger Lakes Community College

If you plan to study natural resources conservation, take a look at what Finger Lakes Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Finger Lakes Community College is located in Canandaigua, New York and approximately 5,640 students attend the school each year.

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

Finger Lakes Community College Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Conservation

Finger Lakes Community College Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Conservation Student Demographics at Finger Lakes Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Finger Lakes Community College.

Finger Lakes Community College Natural Resources Conservation Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of conservation associate's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in conservation only graduates about 40% men each year. The program at Finger Lakes Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 23% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in conservation at Finger Lakes Community College are white. Around 83% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Finger Lakes Community College with a associate's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Natural Resource Management
• Wildlife Management

Careers That Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in conservation can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Finger Lakes Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Environmental Science Professors	820	$90,160
Foresters	250	$65,620
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	160	$81,450

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.