Sierra College

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2022 Graduation Rate
33.6%
697 Graduates

About

Sierra College is a higher education institution located in Placer County, CA. In 2022, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Sierra College were General Social Sciences (756 degrees awarded), Biological & Physical Sciences (685 degrees), and General Health Services (564 degrees).

Graduates

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Sierra College is General Social Sciences (756 degrees awarded), followed by Biological & Physical Sciences (685 degrees) and General Health Services (564 degrees).

In 2022,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Sierra College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Interdisciplinary Studies (685 degrees awarded), Social Sciences (962 degrees), and Communication Technologies (50 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Sierra College are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (396,401 people), Other managers (368,560 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (268,439 people), Police officers (184,983 people), and Social workers, all other (174,802 people).

The most specialized majors at Sierra College in 2022 are Interdisciplinary Studies (685 degrees awarded), Social Sciences (962 degrees), Communication Technologies (50 degrees), Protective Services (354 degrees), and Psychology (392 degrees) (as of 2022).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Sierra College are Surgeons, Physicians, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, Photographic process workers & processing machine operators, and Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents

The most specialized majors at Sierra College are Interdisciplinary Studies (685 degrees awarded), Social Sciences (962 degrees), Communication Technologies (50 degrees), Protective Services (354 degrees), and Psychology (392 degrees) (as of 2022).

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Common Industries by Major

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Sierra College are Elementary & secondary schools (719,770 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (534,021 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (423,486 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (374,739 people), and Legal services (338,615 people).

The most specialized majors at Sierra College are Interdisciplinary Studies (685 degrees awarded), Social Sciences (962 degrees), Communication Technologies (50 degrees), Protective Services (354 degrees), and Psychology (392 degrees) (as of 2022).

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Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts
  1. $4.75M - Federal
  2. $28.3M - State
  3. $2.24M - Local

As of 2022, Sierra College received $4.75M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $28.3M from state grants and contracts, and $2.24M from local grants and contracts.

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Instructional Salaries

$20.8M
Instructional Salaries
236
Number of Employees

In 2022, Sierra College paid a total of $20.8M to 236 employees working as instructors, which represents 28.9% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.35M (31.8%) for similar Associates Colleges.

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