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Special Education at Riverside City College

If you plan to study Special Education, you may want to check out the program at Riverside City College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Riverside City College is in Riverside, CA.

During the most recent reporting year, 78 special education graduations were recorded at Riverside City College.

Online & Distance Learning at Riverside City College

Online coursework is an option at Riverside City College. Among 21,730 students, 6,808 (31%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,699 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Special Education graduates at Riverside City College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Special Education graduates at Riverside City College are 92% women (72) and 8% men (6).

Special Education Associate’s Program at Riverside City College

Among the 78 associate’s special education degrees awarded at Riverside City College, 92% were women (72) and 8% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Special Education associate’s degree recipients at Riverside City College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	14
Hispanic / Latino	58
Black / African American	2
Asian	2
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 79% of Special Education associate’s degree recipients at Riverside City College, above the national average of 74%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Special Education Concentrations at Riverside City College

This Special Education program at Riverside City College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Early Childhood Special Education	78

Best-Paid Careers for Special Education Graduates

Graduates of the Special Education program at Riverside City College go on to a range of careers. Below are the best-paid careers for Special Education majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,329
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$86,208
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$80,694
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$79,680
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$77,976
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten	$73,597
Interpreters and Translators	$52,627
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	$50,045
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$35,173

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.