Chemistry at Southwestern College

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

SWC Chula Vista is located in Chula Vista, California and approximately 17,621 students attend the school each year.

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

SWC Chula Vista Chemistry Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Chemistry

SWC Chula Vista Chemistry Rankings

Chemistry Student Demographics at SWC Chula Vista

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

SWC Chula Vista Chemistry Associate’s Program

40% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of chemistry associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

SWC Chula Vista does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in chemistry graduates 64% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Chemistry

Chemistry majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southwestern College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	4

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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 Southwestern College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Chemists	10,430	$88,570
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Forensic Science Technicians	2,110	$85,280

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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