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Biotechnology at Community College of Allegheny County

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Biotechnology at Community College of Allegheny County

If you are interested in studying biotechnology, you may want to check out the program at Community College of Allegheny County. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CCAC is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 13,217 students attend the school each year.

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

CCAC Biotechnology Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Biotech (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Biotech

CCAC Biotechnology Rankings

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Biotech Student Demographics at CCAC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biotech majors at Community College of Allegheny County.

CCAC Biotechnology Associate’s Program

83% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of biotech associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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CCAC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biotech graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Community College of Allegheny County with a associate's in biotech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Community College of Allegheny County.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Natural Sciences Managers 4,480 $147,810
Biological Science Professors 3,250 $94,510
Biological Scientists 660 $73,550

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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