General Biology at Ohlone College

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Ohlone College stacks up to those at other schools.

Ohlone College is located in Fremont, California and has a total student population of 9,060.

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.

Ohlone College General Biology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Biology (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Biology

Ohlone 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 Ohlone College

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

Ohlone College General Biology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biology only graduates about 33% men each year. The program at Ohlone College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

Ohlone College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biology graduates 54% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Related Majors

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 Ohlone 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.