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Education at Palomar College

Education at Palomar College

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

Palomar College is located in San Marcos, California and approximately 21,141 students attend the school each year.

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

Palomar College Education Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Education (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Education

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Education Student Demographics at Palomar College

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

Palomar College Education Associate’s Program

88% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of education associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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Palomar College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in education graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 33
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at Palomar College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Palomar College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Special Education 41
General Education 23

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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 Palomar College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Teacher Assistants 167,950 $35,350
Elementary School Teachers 162,440 $80,100
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Preschool Teachers 52,950 $37,850
Middle School Teachers 46,500 $75,660

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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