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General Biology at Los Angeles Valley College

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General Biology at Los Angeles Valley College

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at Los Angeles Valley College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

LAVC is located in Valley Glen, California and has a total student population of 15,957.

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.

LAVC General Biology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biology

LAVC General Biology Rankings

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Biology Student Demographics at LAVC

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

LAVC General Biology Associate’s Program

56% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biology only graduates about 33% men each year. The program at LAVC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 18
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 CA, the home state for Los Angeles Valley College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Medical Scientists 26,080 $102,550
Biological Scientists 11,010 $91,340
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Biological Science Professors 4,360 $128,370

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.

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