General Biology at Mt. Hood Community College

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

MHCC is located in Gresham, Oregon and has a total student population of 6,812.

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.

MHCC General Biology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biology

MHCC General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at MHCC

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

MHCC General Biology Associate’s Program

75% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

MHCC 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 Mt. Hood Community College with a associate's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mt. Hood Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	1

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 OR, the home state for Mt. Hood Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
Medical Scientists	1,720	$90,050
Natural Sciences Managers	1,250	$109,610
Biological Scientists	770	$69,930
Biological Science Professors	470	$96,920

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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