Biological & Physical Science at Contra Costa College

If you plan to study biological & physical science, take a look at what Contra Costa College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CCC is located in San Pablo, California and approximately 6,249 students attend the school each year.

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.

CCC Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Biological Science (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Biological Science

CCC Biological & Physical Science Rankings

Biological Science Student Demographics at CCC

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

CCC Biological & Physical Science Associate’s Program

60% Women

90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biological science associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological science only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at CCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

CCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological science graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	80
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	98
White	19
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Contra Costa College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences	214

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 Contra Costa 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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