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Physical Sciences at Golden West College

If you plan to study physical sciences, take a look at what Golden West College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Physical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Golden West College Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Golden West College Physical Sciences Rankings

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Golden West College

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

Golden West College Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

42% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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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 physical sciences graduates 43% 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 physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 37
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 13
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

If you plan to be a physical sciences 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 Golden West College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physics 41
Chemistry 35
Geological & Earth Sciences 1

Careers That Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical sciences 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
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 12,750 $91,890
Chemists 10,430 $88,570
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790

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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