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General Biology at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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General Biology at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and has a total student population of 8,677.

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.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Biology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biology

Online Classes Are Available at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College offers distance education options for biology at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Biology Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Biology Student Demographics at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Biology Associate’s Program

67% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in biology at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are white. Around 57% 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 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College with a associate's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 39
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers 8,920 $47,190
Biological Science Professors 370 $75,300
Biological Scientists 300 $80,690
Medical Scientists 270 $45,150
Natural Sciences Managers 180 $101,240

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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