Physical Sciences at Wenatchee Valley College

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

WVC is located in Wenatchee, Washington and has a total student population of 3,090.

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.

WVC Physical Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

WVC Physical Sciences Rankings

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at WVC

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

WVC Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in physical sciences at WVC are white. Around 55% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. WVC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Wenatchee Valley College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physical Sciences	8

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 WA, the home state for Wenatchee Valley College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,290	$154,620
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,880	$85,090
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Chemists	1,720	$84,440

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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