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Biological & Physical Sciences at Contra Costa College

Biological & Physical Sciences at Contra Costa College

What traits are you looking for in a biological & physical sciences school? To help you decide if Contra Costa College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological & physical sciences program.

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 Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

CCC Biological & Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Biological & Physical Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Biological & Physical Sciences

CCC Biological & Physical Sciences Rankings

Biological & Physical Sciences Student Demographics at CCC

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

CCC Biological & Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

60% Women
90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biological & physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological & physical sciences only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at CCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

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CCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological & physical sciences 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 & physical sciences.

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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

Careers That Biological & Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & physical sciences 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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