Biotechnology at Montgomery County Community College

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

Montco is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and approximately 9,827 students attend the school each year.

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

Montco Biotechnology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biotech

Montco Biotechnology Rankings

Biotech Student Demographics at Montco

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biotech majors at Montgomery County Community College.

Montco Biotechnology Associate’s Program

55% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of biotech associate's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biotech only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at Montco may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in biotech at Montco are white. Around 55% 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 Montgomery County Community College with a associate's in biotech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Biotechnology

Biotechnology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Montgomery County Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biotechnology	4

General Biology

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Montgomery County Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Biological Science Professors	3,250	$94,510
Biological Scientists	660	$73,550

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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