General Family & Consumer Sciences at Shasta College

If you plan to study general family & consumer sciences, take a look at what Shasta College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Shasta College is located in Redding, California and has a total student population of 8,121.

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

Shasta College General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Consumer Science (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Consumer Science

Shasta College General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings

Consumer Science Student Demographics at Shasta College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the consumer science majors at Shasta College.

Shasta College General Family & Consumer Sciences Associate’s Program

100% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of consumer science associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in consumer science at Shasta College are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within General Family & Consumer Sciences

The following consumer science concentations are available at Shasta College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Shasta College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	16

Human Development & Family Studies

Careers That Consumer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in consumer science 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 Shasta College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Home Economics Professors	170	$93,960

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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