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Natural Resources Conservation at Santa Monica College

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Natural Resources Conservation at Santa Monica College

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

SMC is located in Santa Monica, California and has a total student population of 25,948.

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

SMC Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Conservation (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Conservation

SMC Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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Conservation Student Demographics at SMC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Santa Monica College.

SMC Natural Resources Conservation Associate’s Program

56% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of conservation associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in conservation only graduates about 40% men each year. The program at SMC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

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SMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in conservation graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in conservation 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 Monica College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 12,750 $91,890
Conservation Scientists 1,990 $75,980
Environmental Science Professors 520 $135,840
Foresters 430 $80,030
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors 110 $133,470

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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