Biology & Biotech Lab Technician at Hillsborough Community College

What traits are you looking for in a biology tech school? To help you decide if Hillsborough Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology tech program.

HCC is located in Tampa, Florida and approximately 19,532 students attend the school each year.

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

HCC Biology & Biotech Lab Technician Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Biology Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Biology Tech

HCC Biology & Biotech Lab Technician Rankings

Biology Tech Student Demographics at HCC

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

HCC Biology & Biotech Lab Technician Associate’s Program

56% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of biology tech associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biology tech only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at HCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in biology tech at HCC are white. Around 56% 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 Hillsborough Community College with a associate's in biology tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Biology & Biotech Lab Technician

If you plan to be a biology tech 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 Hillsborough Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician	3

Careers That Biology Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for Hillsborough Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Biological Technicians	2,240	$44,690

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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