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About Community College Education

A program that focuses on the principles and techniques of administering community and junior colleges and related postsecondary systems, the study of community and junior colleges as objects of applied research, and that may prepare individuals to function as administrators in such settings. Includes instruction in community and junior college finance; policy and planning studies; curriculum; faculty and labor relations; higher education law; student services; research on community and junior colleges; institutional research; marketing and promotion; and issues of evaluation, accountability and philosophy.

While Community College Education has degrees up to the Doctors degree research scholarship, the majority of students earn a Doctors degree research scholarship. Students study Community College Education all over the country, though the major at the Masters degree level has the most graduates in Arizona. The average starting salary for an undergraduate degree in Community College Education is $37,307.

Popularity of Community College Education Degrees in the U.S.
This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Community College Education degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.
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Careers

The highest paying career for Community College Education majors is Education Administrators, Postsecondary. But, something else to think about is how much demand there is for certain careers. A job that is in high need that a degree in Community College Education can prepare you for is Education Administrators, Postsecondary.

Top Paying Careers

These are the highest paying careers for Community College Education majors.

Most In-Demand Careers

These are the careers in highest demand for Community College Education majors.

Student Demographics

Total Students
184
Female Students
139 (75%)
Male Students
45 (24%)
White (85, 46%)
Black or African American (55, 30%)
Hispanic or Latino (26, 14%)
Two or more races (8, 4%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (4, 2%)
Asian (2, 1%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (2, 1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (1, 1%)
U.S. Nonresident (1, 1%)

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