Offered Programs at Golden West
Offered Degrees/Programs
Cert., AS
Total Number of Programs
90
Total Number of Completers
7,718
Golden West College offers 90 programs through Certificate and Associate. By degree types, it offers 58 Associate, 11 1-2 Years certificates programs.
For the academic year 2022-2023, total 7,718 students have completed their degree/programs and graduated from Golden West College.
Number of Programs with Completers
The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 4,002 Associate and 1,711 1-2 Years certificates were awareded by Golden West.
| Number of Programs | Number of Online Programs | Number of Completers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate | 58 | 0 | 4,002 |
| 1-2 Years certificates | 11 | 0 | 1,711 |
| Total | 90 | 0 | 7,718 |
Best Major Programs (Ranked in U.S. Colleges)
The following table shows the best programs at Golden West College based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
| Field of Study | Median Earning after Graduation |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | $61,300 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | $14,900 |
Popular Programs with Most Completers
The following table lists the popular programs at Golden West College based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2022-2023.
| Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 1,783 | $14,900 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 485 | - |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 472 | - |
| Psychology | 216 | - |
| Business Administration and Management | 184 | - |
| Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
|---|---|---|
| General Studies | 637 | - |
| Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management | 185 | - |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 53 | - |
| Physiology | 35 | - |
| Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | 20 | - |
Major Programs by Offered Degree
The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at Golden West by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
Architecture
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Architectural Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
Communications Technologies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communications Technologies | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Recording Arts Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
Personal and Culinary Services
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal and Culinary Services | ✕ | 45 completers | - |
| Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | ✕ | 45 | - |
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities | ✕ | 1,664 completers | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | ✕ | 1,664 | - |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
Visual and Performing Arts
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
| Graphic Design | ✕ | 2 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | ✕ | 0 | - |
Business
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Retail Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Small Business Administration/Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Total | 1,711 |
Agriculture
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
| Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management | ✕ | 2 | - |
Architecture
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Architectural Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
| Women's Studies | ✕ | 3 | - |
Communication and Journalism
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication and Journalism | ✕ | 56 completers | - |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | ✕ | 56 | - |
Communications Technologies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communications Technologies | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects | ✕ | 0 | - |
Computer and Information Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 6 completers | - |
| Computer Programming/Programmer | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Computer Science | ✕ | 5 | - |
Personal and Culinary Services
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal and Culinary Services | ✕ | 10 completers | - |
| Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | ✕ | 10 | - |
Education
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | ✕ | 43 completers | - |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs | ✕ | 43 | - |
Engineering Technology
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technology | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
| Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Drafting and Design Technology/Technician | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ✕ | 38 completers | - |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures | ✕ | 18 | - |
| French Language and Literature | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Vietnamese Language and Literature | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Sign Language Interpretation and Translation | ✕ | 6 | - |
English Language and Literature
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature | ✕ | 25 completers | - |
| English Language and Literature | ✕ | 25 | - |
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities | ✕ | 2,090 completers | $14,900 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | ✕ | 1,655 | $14,900 |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | ✕ | 435 | - |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences | ✕ | 31 completers | - |
| Biology/Biological Sciences | ✕ | 31 | - |
Mathematics and Statistics
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics and Statistics | ✕ | 57 completers | - |
| Mathematics | ✕ | 57 | - |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | ✕ | 584 completers | - |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | ✕ | 584 | - |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies | ✕ | 22 completers | - |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | ✕ | 22 | - |
Philosophy and Religious Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy and Religious Studies | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
| Philosophy | ✕ | 2 | - |
Physical Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Sciences | ✕ | 65 completers | - |
| Chemistry | ✕ | 36 | - |
| Geology/Earth Science | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Physics | ✕ | 27 | - |
Psychology
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | ✕ | 216 completers | - |
| Psychology | ✕ | 216 | - |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting | ✕ | 108 completers | - |
| Corrections | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | ✕ | 94 | - |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | ✕ | 14 | - |
| Forensic Science and Technology | ✕ | 0 | - |
Social Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | ✕ | 217 completers | - |
| Social Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Anthropology | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Economics | ✕ | 141 | - |
| Geography | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Political Science and Government | ✕ | 25 | - |
| Sociology | ✕ | 41 | - |
Mechanics and Repairers
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanics and Repairers | ✕ | 19 completers | - |
| Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 19 | - |
Visual and Performing Arts
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 119 completers | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 101 | - |
| Dance | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Graphic Design | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Game and Interactive Media Design | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Art/Art Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Music | ✕ | 3 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | ✕ | 71 completers | - |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | ✕ | 71 | $61,300 |
Business
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business | ✕ | 192 completers | - |
| Business/Commerce | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 182 | - |
| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations | ✕ | 2 | - |
History
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | ✕ | 23 completers | - |
| History | ✕ | 23 | - |
| Total | 4,002 |