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General Biology at Arizona Western College

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General Biology at Arizona Western College

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what Arizona Western College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

AWC is located in Yuma, Arizona and has a total student population of 6,487.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

AWC General Biology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biology

AWC General Biology Rankings

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Biology Student Demographics at AWC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Arizona Western College.

AWC General Biology Associate’s Program

60% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biology only graduates about 33% men each year. The program at AWC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

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AWC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biology graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arizona Western College with a associate's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Arizona Western College.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
High School Teachers 17,200 $48,610
Medical Scientists 1,500 $99,840
Natural Sciences Managers 1,060 $101,790
Biological Science Professors 800 $99,960
Biological Scientists 570 $83,680

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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