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Physics at Orange Coast College

If you plan to study Physics, consider the program at Orange Coast College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Orange Coast College sits in Costa Mesa, CA.

During the most recent reporting year, 32 physics graduations were recorded at Orange Coast College.

Online Class Availability at Orange Coast College

Distance learning is available at Orange Coast College. Among 17,096 students, 2,351 (14%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,320 (37%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Physics graduates at Orange Coast College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Physics graduates at Orange Coast College are 25% women (8) and 75% men (24).

Physics Associate’s Program at Orange Coast College

Of the 32 associate’s physics graduates at Orange Coast College, 25% were women (8) and 75% were men (24).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Physics associate’s degree recipients at Orange Coast College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Hispanic / Latino	4
Asian	12
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	4
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 56% of Physics associate’s degree recipients at Orange Coast College, below the national average of 67%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Physics Concentrations at Orange Coast College

The Physics program at Orange Coast College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Physics	32

Highest-Paying Careers for Physics Graduates

Students who finish Physics program at Orange Coast College go on to a range of careers. Below are the top-paying careers for Physics majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Water Resource Specialists	$179,716
Natural Sciences Managers	$132,227
Physicists	$111,776
Clinical Research Coordinators	$110,931
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,685
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,927

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.