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History at Orange Coast College

If you plan to study history, take a look at what Orange Coast College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 History section at the bottom of this page.

Orange Coast College History Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in History

Orange Coast College History Rankings

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History Student Demographics at Orange Coast College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Orange Coast College.

Orange Coast College History Associate’s Program

32% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 68% of history associate's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in history at Orange Coast College are white. Around 58% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Orange Coast College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in history graduates 8% 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 history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 18
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators 1,890 $48,120
History Professors 1,380 $103,940
Curators 1,140 $67,650

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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