Special Education at Oakland Community College

Every special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the special ed program at Oakland Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Oakland Community College is located in Auburn Hills, Michigan and approximately 14,511 students attend the school each year.

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

Oakland Community College Special Education Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Special Ed

Oakland Community College Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at Oakland Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Oakland Community College.

Oakland Community College Special Education Associate’s Program

93% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of special ed associate's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Oakland Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in special ed graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Special Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Oakland Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	2,460	$66,820
Special Education Teachers	1,880	$72,670
Special Education Professors	1,830	$63,700
Interpreters and Translators	870	$41,450
Middle School Special Education Teachers	660	$61,540

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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