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Physics at Solano Community College

Physics at Solano Community College

If you are interested in studying physics, you may want to check out the program at Solano Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Physics section at the bottom of this page.

Solano College Physics Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Physics

Solano College Physics Rankings

Physics Student Demographics at Solano College

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

Solano College Physics Associate’s Program

21% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 79% of physics associate's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

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Solano College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physics graduates 28% 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 physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at Solano Community College. 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
General Physics 14

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Physicists 3,200 $115,970
Physics Postsecondary Professors 1,190 $138,250

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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