Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Astronomy & Astrophysics at Santiago Canyon College

Find Schools Near

Astronomy & Astrophysics at Santiago Canyon College

If you are interested in studying astronomy and astrophysics, you may want to check out the program at Santiago Canyon College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SCC is located in Orange, California and approximately 9,003 students attend the school each year.

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

SCC Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Astronomy

SCC Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Astronomy Student Demographics at SCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the astronomy majors at Santiago Canyon College.

SCC Astronomy & Astrophysics Associate’s Program

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of astronomy associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

undefined

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

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

Careers That Astronomy Grads May Go Into

A degree in astronomy 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 Santiago Canyon College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Physicists 3,200 $115,970
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 1,310 $124,250
Physics Postsecondary Professors 1,190 $138,250
Astronomers 280 $113,130

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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.