Romance Languages at Gavilan College

Every romance languages school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the romance languages program at Gavilan College stacks up to those at other schools.

Gavilan College is located in Gilroy, California and approximately 4,494 students attend the school each year.

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

Gavilan College Romance Languages Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Romance Languages (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Romance Languages

Gavilan College Romance Languages Rankings

Romance Languages Student Demographics at Gavilan College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the romance languages majors at Gavilan College.

Gavilan College Romance Languages Associate’s Program

71% Women

96% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of romance languages associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in romance languages only graduates about 25% men each year. The program at Gavilan College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

Gavilan College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in romance languages graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Gavilan College with a associate's in romance languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Romance Languages

If you plan to be a romance languages 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 Gavilan College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Spanish Language & Literature	19

Careers That Romance Languages Grads May Go Into

A degree in romance languages 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 Gavilan College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Interpreters and Translators	9,310	$58,180
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	2,700	$114,690

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.

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