Occupational Safety & Health Technology at Odessa College

If you are interested in studying occupational safety & health technology, you may want to check out the program at Odessa College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Odessa College is located in Odessa, Texas and has a total student population of 7,019.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Occupational Safety & Health Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Odessa College Occupational Safety & Health Technology Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in OSHA (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in OSHA

Online Classes Are Available at Odessa College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Odessa College does offer online education options in osha for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Associate’s Degree

Odessa College Occupational Safety & Health Technology Rankings

OSHA Student Demographics at Odessa College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the osha majors at Odessa College.

Odessa College Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate’s Program

57% Women

76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of osha associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in osha only graduates about 28% women each year. The program at Odessa College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 30% more women than average.

Odessa College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in osha graduates 52% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That OSHA Grads May Go Into

A degree in osha can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Odessa College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	11,870	$75,720

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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