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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Diablo Valley College

If you are interested in studying biological and biomedical sciences, you may want to check out the program at Diablo Valley College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Diablo Valley is located in Pleasant Hill, California and approximately 18,693 students attend the school each year.

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

Diablo Valley Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Diablo Valley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at Diablo Valley College.

Diablo Valley Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate’s Program

61% Women
66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of biological and biomedical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological and biomedical sciences only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at Diablo Valley may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

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Diablo Valley does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological and biomedical sciences graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 34
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 25
White 31
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological and biomedical sciences 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 Diablo Valley College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 114

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological and biomedical 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 Diablo Valley College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers 148,550 $127,950
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Computer Workers 74,690 $103,270
Medical Scientists 26,080 $102,550
Health Specialties Professors 11,540 $161,770

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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