General Biology at Glendale Community College

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Glendale Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

GCC is located in Glendale, California and has a total student population of 12,973.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

GCC General Biology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biology

GCC General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at GCC

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

GCC General Biology Associate’s Program

61% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biology only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at GCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in biology at GCC are white. Around 89% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at Glendale Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Glendale Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	38

Physiology & Pathology Sciences

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology 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 Glendale Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370

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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