Forestry at Mt. Hood Community College

If you are interested in studying forestry, you may want to check out the program at Mt. Hood Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MHCC is located in Gresham, Oregon and has a total student population of 6,812.

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

MHCC Forestry Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Forestry

MHCC Forestry Rankings

Forestry Student Demographics at MHCC

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

MHCC Forestry Associate’s Program

40% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of forestry associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in forestry only graduates about 33% women each year. The program at MHCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in forestry at MHCC are white. Around 90% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Forestry

The following forestry concentations are available at Mt. Hood Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mt. Hood Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Forest Technology/Technician	6

Careers That Forestry Grads May Go Into

A degree in forestry 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
Forest and Conservation Technicians	2,580	$40,490
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	800	$49,610
Conservation Scientists	670	$76,790
Foresters	580	$70,660
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	80	$101,530

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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