Biology Studies at Los Angeles Valley College

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

LAVC is located in Valley Glen, California and approximately 15,957 students attend the school each year.

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

LAVC Biology Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biological Sciences

LAVC Biology Studies Rankings

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at LAVC

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

LAVC Biology Studies Associate’s Program

76% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of biological sciences associate's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in biological sciences at LAVC are white. Around 64% 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 Los Angeles Valley College with a associate's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences 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
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370
Life Scientists	1,610	$108,880

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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