Chemistry at Golden West College

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

Golden West College is located in Huntington Beach, California and has a total student population of 11,396.

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

Golden West College Chemistry Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Chemistry

Golden West College Chemistry Rankings

Chemistry Student Demographics at Golden West College

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

Golden West College Chemistry Associate’s Program

67% Women

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of chemistry associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Golden West College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in chemistry graduates 34% 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 chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Chemistry

Chemistry majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Golden West College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	35

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Chemists	10,430	$88,570
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Forensic Science Technicians	2,110	$85,280

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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