Natural Resources Conservation at Tompkins Cortland Community College

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

Tompkins Cortland is located in Dryden, New York and approximately 4,764 students attend the school each year.

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

Tompkins Cortland Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Conservation

Tompkins Cortland Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at Tompkins Cortland

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Tompkins Cortland Community College.

Tompkins Cortland Natural Resources Conservation Associate’s Program

60% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of conservation associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in conservation only graduates about 38% men each year. The program at Tompkins Cortland may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in conservation at Tompkins Cortland are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Tompkins Cortland does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in conservation graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation 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 Tompkins Cortland Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies	4

Careers That Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in conservation can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Tompkins Cortland Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Environmental Science Professors	820	$90,160
Foresters	250	$65,620
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	160	$81,450

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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