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Special Education at Saddleback College

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if Saddleback College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

Saddleback College is located in Mission Viejo, California and approximately 18,984 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.

Saddleback College Special Education Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Special Ed

Saddleback College Special Education Rankings

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Special Ed Student Demographics at Saddleback College

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

Saddleback College Special Education Associate’s Program

88% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of special ed associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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Saddleback College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in special ed graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 Saddleback 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 41

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 Saddleback 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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