Forestry at Shasta College

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

Shasta College is located in Redding, California and approximately 8,121 students attend the school each year.

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

Shasta College Forestry Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Forestry

Shasta College Forestry Rankings

Forestry Student Demographics at Shasta College

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

Shasta College Forestry Associate’s Program

75% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of forestry associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in forestry only graduates about 33% women each year. The program at Shasta College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 42% more women than average.

Shasta College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in forestry graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Forestry

If you plan to be a forestry major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Shasta College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Forestry, General	2

Natural Resources Conservation

Careers That Forestry Grads May Go Into

A degree in forestry 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
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	6,790	$47,360
Forest and Conservation Technicians	6,770	$41,010
Conservation Scientists	1,990	$75,980
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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