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Chemistry at Los Angeles Valley College

If you plan to study chemistry, take a look at what Los Angeles Valley College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

LAVC is located in Valley Glen, California and approximately 15,957 students attend the school each year.

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

LAVC Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Chemistry

LAVC Chemistry Rankings

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Chemistry Student Demographics at LAVC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at Los Angeles Valley College.

LAVC Chemistry Associate’s Program

80% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of chemistry associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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LAVC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in chemistry graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Los Angeles Valley College with a associate's in chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Los Angeles Valley 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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