General Psychology at Orange Coast College

If you plan to study general psychology, 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 General Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Orange Coast College General Psychology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Psychology

Orange Coast College General Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at Orange Coast College

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

Orange Coast College General Psychology Associate’s Program

75% Women

62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in psychology only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at Orange Coast College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% 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 psychology graduates 15% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	43
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	68
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Concentrations Within General Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Orange Coast College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Orange Coast College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	174

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	17,310	$108,350
Psychology Professors	4,530	$117,990
Psychologists	2,080	$114,860
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	40	$149,820

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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