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Special Education at Golden West College

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

Golden West College is located in Huntington Beach, California and approximately 11,396 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.

Golden West College Special Education Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Special Ed

Golden West College Special Education Rankings

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Special Ed Student Demographics at Golden West College

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

Golden West College Special Education Associate’s Program

83% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of special ed associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in special ed only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Golden West College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

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Golden West College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in special ed graduates 42% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 13
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 Golden West 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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