General English Literature at Rio Hondo College

What traits are you looking for in a english school? To help you decide if Rio Hondo College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's english program.

RHCCD is located in Whittier, California and has a total student population of 15,692.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General English Literature section at the bottom of this page.

RHCCD General English Literature Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in English

RHCCD General English Literature Rankings

English Student Demographics at RHCCD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english majors at Rio Hondo College.

RHCCD General English Literature Associate’s Program

56% Women

88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of english associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in english only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at RHCCD may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

RHCCD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in english 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 Rio Hondo College with a associate's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General English Literature

If you plan to be a english major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rio Hondo College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	25

Careers That English Grads May Go Into

A degree in english 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 Rio Hondo College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
English Language and Literature Professors	6,470	$114,110

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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