Huntington Beach, California · Public
Biological and Physical Sciences at Golden West College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 683 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
7.6% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 7.6%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~683
- Schools with reported signal
- 223
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 49.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $4,824/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $19,296
- Median debt
- $7,179
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $43,145/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A+
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 223 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.8x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($9,700 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($9,779 below). That combination produces a A+ value grade and a top 12% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 0.2% reported share · $536 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 9.2% reported share · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 11.4% reported share · $1,115 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 5.2% reported share · $2,090 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 1.1% reported share · $2,984 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 5.1% reported share · $2,129 net A+ 
Victor Valley College Victorville, CA · 8.2% reported share · $1,947 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Biological and Physical Sciences accounts for 7.6% of reported programs at Golden West College, which is bigger than 76% of schools in this field set and 1.8x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 683 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Golden West College's average net price is $4,824 per year, about $19,296 over four years. That is $9,700 below the $14,524 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $43,145 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $9,779 below the $52,924 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Golden West College #26 of 223 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.