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General Biology at Harrisburg Area Community College

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General Biology at Harrisburg Area Community College

If you plan to study general biology, 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 General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

HACC General Biology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biology

HACC General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at HACC

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

HACC General Biology Associate’s Program

57% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biology only graduates about 33% men each year. The program at HACC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in biology at HACC are white. Around 79% 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 biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 PA, the home state for Harrisburg Area Community College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Medical Scientists 7,970 $114,370
Natural Sciences Managers 4,480 $147,810
Biological Science Professors 3,250 $94,510
Biological Scientists 660 $73,550

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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