Physical Sciences at Solano Community College

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

Solano College is located in Fairfield, California and has a total student population of 9,251.

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

Solano College Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Solano College Physical Sciences Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Solano College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at Solano Community College.

Solano College Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical sciences only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at Solano College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

Solano College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 52% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

If you plan to be a physical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Solano Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	22
Physics	14

Related Majors

• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Communications Technologies & Support
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Engineering
• Mathematics & Statistics

Careers That Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical sciences 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 Solano Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Chemists	10,430	$88,570
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.