Education at Sandhills Community College
SCC is located in Pinehurst, North Carolina and has a total student population of 3,990.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.
SCC Education Degrees Available
- Basic Certificate in Education (Less Than 1 Year)
- Associate’s Degree in Education
Online Classes Are Available at SCC
Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.
Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SCC offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:
SCC Education Rankings
Education Student Demographics at SCC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Sandhills Community College.
SCC Education Associate’s Program
SCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in education graduates 63% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sandhills Community College with a associate's in education.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 11 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 1 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Concentrations Within Education
If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sandhills Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Teacher Education Grade Specific | 20 |
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 NC, the home state for Sandhills Community College.
Occupation | Jobs in NC | Average Salary in NC |
---|---|---|
Elementary School Teachers | 40,830 | $46,500 |
Teacher Assistants | 31,090 | $23,960 |
High School Teachers | 25,240 | $47,580 |
Middle School Teachers | 18,640 | $47,050 |
Preschool Teachers | 16,110 | $28,260 |
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.