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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at American River College

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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at American River College

If you plan to study biological and biomedical sciences, take a look at what American River College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 25,422 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biological & Biomedical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

American River Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

American River Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

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Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at American River College.

American River Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate’s Program

81% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of biological and biomedical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological and biomedical sciences graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in biological and biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological and biomedical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from American River College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 21

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological and biomedical sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers 148,550 $127,950
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Computer Workers 74,690 $103,270
Medical Scientists 26,080 $102,550
Health Specialties Professors 11,540 $161,770

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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