Physics at Santa Barbara City College

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

SBCC is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a total student population of 12,525.

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

SBCC Physics Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Physics

SBCC Physics Rankings

Physics Student Demographics at SBCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at Santa Barbara City College.

SBCC Physics Associate’s Program

42% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of physics associate's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physics only graduates about 25% women each year. The program at SBCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in physics at SBCC are white. Around 58% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. SBCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physics graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Santa Barbara City College with a associate's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Santa Barbara City College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	45

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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 Barbara City College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Physicists	3,200	$115,970
Physics Postsecondary Professors	1,190	$138,250

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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