Students with degrees in Family and Consumer Sciences can be employed as consumer affairs specialists, family life educators, and education program specialists in business, industry, government, and cooperative extension. Students who want to teach Family and Consumer Science courses in middle and high schools should complete this degree and transfer to CSU and complete the requirements for a single subjects teaching credential.

This is an Associate Degree program which requires an Associate Degree or higher from an accredited college before the certificate will be awarded. Students who do not already have a degree must complete the Orange Coast College Graduation Requirements for the AA Degree including General Education Options 1, 2 or 3.

Students completing this transfer oriented degree program should consult the lower division requirements in the university or college catalog of their choice or the Transfer Information section of this catalog.