Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Rio Hondo College

If you plan to study family, consumer & human sciences, take a look at what Rio Hondo College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

RHCCD Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

RHCCD Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at RHCCD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the family, consumer & human sciences majors at Rio Hondo College.

RHCCD Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate’s Program

95% Women

98% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of family, consumer & human sciences associate's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

RHCCD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in family, consumer & human sciences graduates 46% 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 family, consumer & human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	95
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

If you plan to be a family, consumer & human sciences 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
Human Development & Family Studies	180
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	3

Careers That Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in family, consumer & human sciences 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
Retail Sales Supervisors	118,190	$45,310
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	93,570	$37,230
Sales Managers	76,950	$134,010

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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