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General Physics at Los Angeles Valley College

General Physics at Los Angeles Valley College

If you are interested in studying general physics, you may want to check out the program at Los Angeles Valley College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 General Physics section at the bottom of this page.

LAVC General Physics Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in General Physics

LAVC General Physics Rankings

General Physics Student Demographics at LAVC

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

LAVC General Physics Associate’s Program

10% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 90% of general physics associate's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general physics at LAVC are white. Around 65% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. LAVC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in general physics graduates 6% 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 general physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That General Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general physics 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
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Physicists 3,200 $115,970
Physics Postsecondary Professors 1,190 $138,250

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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