Biological & Physical Science at Blue Ridge Community College

If you are interested in studying biological & physical science, you may want to check out the program at Blue Ridge Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

BRCC is located in Weyers Cave, Virginia and has a total student population of 3,462.

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

BRCC Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biological Science

BRCC Biological & Physical Science Rankings

Biological Science Student Demographics at BRCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological science majors at Blue Ridge Community College.

BRCC Biological & Physical Science Associate’s Program

38% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of biological science associate's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological science only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at BRCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 26% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in biological science at BRCC are white. Around 79% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Blue Ridge Community College with a associate's in biological science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Biological & Physical Science

Biological & Physical Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Blue Ridge Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences	28

Careers That Biological Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Blue Ridge Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Natural Sciences Managers	1,270	$133,360

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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