Natural Resources Conservation at Hudson County Community College

What traits are you looking for in a conservation school? To help you decide if Hudson County Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's conservation program.

HCCC is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and approximately 7,039 students attend the school each year.

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

HCCC Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Conservation

HCCC Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at HCCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Hudson County Community College.

HCCC Natural Resources Conservation Associate’s Program

71% Women

79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of conservation associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

HCCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in conservation graduates 53% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hudson County Community College with a associate's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hudson County Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies	12

Careers That Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in conservation can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Hudson County Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,670	$80,350
Conservation Scientists	310	$85,360
Environmental Science Professors	160	$103,650
Foresters	30	$76,760

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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