Fisheries Sciences at Mt. Hood Community College

If you plan to study fisheries sciences, take a look at what Mt. Hood Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MHCC is located in Gresham, Oregon and approximately 6,812 students attend the school each year.

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

MHCC Fisheries Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Fisheries

MHCC Fisheries Sciences Rankings

Fisheries Student Demographics at MHCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fisheries majors at Mt. Hood Community College.

MHCC Fisheries Sciences Associate’s Program

20% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of fisheries associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fisheries at MHCC are white. Around 80% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. MHCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fisheries graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Fisheries Sciences

Fisheries Sciences 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 Mt. Hood Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management	14

Careers That Fisheries Grads May Go Into

A degree in fisheries can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OR, the home state for Mt. Hood Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	800	$49,610

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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