Biological & Physical Science at Cerritos College

Every biological & physical science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological science program at Cerritos College stacks up to those at other schools.

Cerritos College is located in Norwalk, California and has a total student population of 20,406.

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.

Cerritos College Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biological Science

Cerritos College Biological & Physical Science Rankings

Biological Science Student Demographics at Cerritos College

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

Cerritos College Biological & Physical Science Associate’s Program

67% Women

91% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biological science associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Cerritos College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological science graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	44
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	176
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Concentrations Within Biological & Physical Science

If you plan to be a biological science 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 Cerritos College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences	182

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 CA, the home state for Cerritos College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790

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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