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Physical Sciences at Santa Ana College

Physical Sciences at Santa Ana College

Every physical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physical sciences program at Santa Ana College stacks up to those at other schools.

SAC is located in Santa Ana, California and approximately 20,118 students attend the school each year.

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

SAC Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

SAC Physical Sciences Rankings

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at SAC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at Santa Ana College.

SAC Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

61% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical sciences only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at SAC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 18% more women than average.

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SAC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences 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 Santa Ana College with a associate's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 1
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

If you plan to be a physical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Santa Ana College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 16
Physics 12

Careers That Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical 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 Santa Ana College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 12,750 $91,890
Chemists 10,430 $88,570
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790

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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