General Physics at Los Angeles Valley College
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
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.
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 |
Related Majors
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.