The Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician Major at Orange Coast College

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Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician at Orange Coast College

If you are interested in studying diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician, you may want to check out the program at Orange Coast College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Orange Coast College is located in Costa Mesa, California and has a total student population of 18,125.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician section at the bottom of this page.

Orange Coast College Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician

Orange Coast College Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician Rankings

Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician Student Demographics at Orange Coast College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician majors at Orange Coast College.

Orange Coast College Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician Associate’s Program

86% Women

93% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician only graduates about 7% men each year. The program at Orange Coast College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

Orange Coast College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician graduates 47% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Orange Coast College with a associate's in diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician Grads May Go Into

A degree in diagnostic medical sonography/sonographer and ultrasound technician 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 Orange Coast College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	6,770	$92,660

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*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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