Food Science Technology at Folsom Lake College

If you are interested in studying food science technology, you may want to check out the program at Folsom Lake College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Folsom Lake is located in Folsom, California and approximately 9,542 students attend the school each year.

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

Folsom Lake Food Science Technology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Food Science Tech

Folsom Lake Food Science Technology Rankings

Food Science Tech Student Demographics at Folsom Lake

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the food science tech majors at Folsom Lake College.

Folsom Lake Food Science Technology Associate’s Program

100% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of food science tech associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in food science tech at Folsom Lake are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Folsom Lake does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in food science tech graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Folsom Lake College with a associate's in food science tech.

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

Concentrations Within Food Science Technology

If you plan to be a food science tech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Folsom Lake College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Careers That Food Science Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in food science tech 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 Folsom Lake College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	3,880	$45,400
Food Scientists and Technologists	2,240	$72,580
Agricultural Sciences Professors	380	$97,290

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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