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Geology & Earth Sciences at Santiago Canyon College

Geology & Earth Sciences at Santiago Canyon College

If you are interested in studying geology & earth sciences, 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 has a total student population of 9,003.

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

SCC Geology & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Geology

SCC Geology & Earth Sciences Rankings

Geology Student Demographics at SCC

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

SCC Geology & Earth Sciences Associate’s Program

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of geology associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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SCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in geology graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Careers That Geology Grads May Go Into

A degree in geology 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
Geoscientists 4,100 $97,550
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 1,310 $124,250
Hydrologists 730 $99,080

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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