General Physics at Santa Barbara City College

What traits are you looking for in a general physics school? To help you decide if Santa Barbara City College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general physics program.

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 General Physics section at the bottom of this page.

SBCC General Physics Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in General Physics

SBCC General Physics Rankings

General Physics Student Demographics at SBCC

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

SBCC General Physics Associate’s Program

42% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of general physics associate's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in general 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 general 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 general 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 general 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

Careers That General Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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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