Mathematics at West Valley College

If you plan to study mathematics, take a look at what West Valley College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

West Valley College is located in Saratoga, California and has a total student population of 7,513.

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

West Valley College Mathematics Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Math

West Valley College Mathematics Rankings

Math Student Demographics at West Valley College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the math majors at West Valley College.

West Valley College Mathematics Associate’s Program

15% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of math associate's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in math at West Valley College are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. West Valley College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in math graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Mathematics

If you plan to be a math 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 West Valley College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics	33

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in math 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 West Valley College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860
Mathematical Science Professors	5,160	$127,480
Mathematicians	530	$100,000

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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