Geological & Earth Sciences at Ventura College

Every geological & earth sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the geology program at Ventura College stacks up to those at other schools.

Ventura College is located in Ventura, California and approximately 11,789 students attend the school each year.

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

Ventura College Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Geology

Ventura College Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

Geology Student Demographics at Ventura College

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

Ventura College Geological & Earth Sciences Associate’s Program

33% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of geology associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Ventura College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in geology graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

If you plan to be a geology 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 Ventura College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geology & Earth Sciences	2

Careers That Geology Grads May Go Into

A degree in geology 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 Ventura College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Geoscientists	4,100	$97,550
Chemistry Professors	1,570	$116,530
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	1,310	$124,250
Hydrologists	730	$99,080

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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