Biotechnology at Bronx Community College

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

BCC is located in Bronx, New York and approximately 8,370 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.

BCC Biotechnology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biotech

BCC Biotechnology Rankings

Biotech Student Demographics at BCC

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

BCC Biotechnology Associate’s Program

50% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biotech associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biotech only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at BCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

BCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biotech graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Biotechnology

Biotechnology 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 Bronx Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biotechnology	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 NY, the home state for Bronx Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Biological Science Professors	4,590	$102,800
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Biological Scientists	690	$89,000

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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