General Biology at Hudson Valley Community College

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

HVCC is located in Troy, New York and has a total student population of 8,933.

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.

HVCC General Biology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biology

HVCC General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at HVCC

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

HVCC General Biology Associate’s Program

63% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biology only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at HVCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

HVCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biology graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within General Biology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	22

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 NY, the home state for Hudson Valley Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Medical Scientists	9,500	$95,170
Biological Science Professors	4,590	$102,800
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Biological Scientists	690	$89,000

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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