by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at Glendale Community College. The school offers an associate degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in social sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at GCC paid an average of $271 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $46 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,104 | $7,464 |
| Fees | $67 | $67 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,972 | $1,972 |
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Online degrees for the GCC social sciences associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GCC Online Learning page.
About 65.2% of the students who received their Associate in social sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 65.7%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in social sciences at GCC in 2019-2020, 48.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 66%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 76 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | 41 |
| Anthropology | 5 |
| Geography & Cartography | 5 |
| Political Science & Government | 35 |
| Sociology | 69 |
*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.
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