Special Education at Fullerton College

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

Fullerton College is located in Fullerton, California and approximately 21,427 students attend the school each year.

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

Fullerton College Special Education Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Special Ed

Fullerton College Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at Fullerton College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Fullerton College.

Fullerton College Special Education Associate’s Program

94% Women

90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of special ed associate's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

Fullerton College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in special ed graduates 61% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	77
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Special Education

Special Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Fullerton College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	105

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed 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 Fullerton College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	15,230	$80,370
Special Education Professors	10,520	$82,380
Interpreters and Translators	9,310	$58,180
Middle School Special Education Teachers	4,710	$76,860
Special Education Teachers	2,950	$66,640

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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