Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Harrisburg Area Community College

Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Harrisburg Area Community College

If you plan to study biological & biomedical sciences, take a look at what Harrisburg Area Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

HACC is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 15,376 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.

HACC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

HACC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at HACC

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

HACC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate’s Program

77% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of biological & biomedical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

undefined

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in biological & biomedical sciences at HACC are white. Around 85% 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 Harrisburg Area Community College with a associate's in biological & biomedical sciences.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Harrisburg Area Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 14

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 PA, the home state for Harrisburg Area Community College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Software Applications Developers 28,260 $96,370
Computer Workers 19,010 $87,040
Health Specialties Professors 12,420 $95,160
Medical Scientists 7,970 $114,370

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.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.