General Biology at Hawkeye Community College

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what Hawkeye Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Hawkeye Community College is located in Waterloo, Iowa and approximately 5,042 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.

Hawkeye Community College General Biology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biology

Hawkeye Community College General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at Hawkeye Community College

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

Hawkeye Community College General Biology Associate’s Program

33% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biology only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at Hawkeye Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 35% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in biology at Hawkeye Community College are white. Around 67% 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 Hawkeye Community College with a associate's in biology.

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

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hawkeye Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 IA, the home state for Hawkeye Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Medical Scientists	870	$67,730
Biological Science Professors	730	$101,810
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$127,440
Biological Scientists	260	$62,320

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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