Chemistry at Rio Hondo College

If you plan to study chemistry, 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 Chemistry section at the bottom of this page.

RHCCD Chemistry Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Chemistry

RHCCD Chemistry Rankings

Chemistry Student Demographics at RHCCD

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

RHCCD Chemistry Associate’s Program

67% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of chemistry associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

RHCCD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in chemistry graduates 64% 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 chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Chemistry

If you plan to be a chemistry 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
General Chemistry	4

Physics

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Chemists	10,430	$88,570
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Forensic Science Technicians	2,110	$85,280

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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