Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Foothill College

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

Foothill College is located in Los Altos Hills, California and has a total student population of 14,605.

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.

Foothill College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Foothill College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Foothill College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological & biomedical sciences majors at Foothill College.

Foothill College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate’s Program

56% Women

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of biological & biomedical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological & biomedical sciences only graduates about 34% men each year. The program at Foothill College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

Foothill College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological & biomedical sciences graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological & 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 Foothill College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	40

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & 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 Foothill 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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