Geographic Information Science at Rio Hondo College

If you are interested in studying geographic information science, you may want to check out the program at Rio Hondo College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RHCCD is located in Whittier, California and approximately 15,692 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Geographic Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

RHCCD Geographic Information Science Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Geographic Information Science (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Geographic Information Science

Online Classes Are Available at RHCCD

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, RHCCD does offer online courses in geographic information science for the following degree levels:

RHCCD Geographic Information Science Rankings

Geographic Information Science Student Demographics at RHCCD

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

RHCCD Geographic Information Science Associate’s Program

100% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of geographic information science associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in geographic information science only graduates about 41% women each year. The program at RHCCD may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 59% more women than average.

RHCCD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in geographic information science graduates 78% 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 geographic information science.

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

Careers That Geographic Information Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in geographic information science 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
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	1,010	$84,540

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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