Biological & Physical Science at Piedmont Virginia Community College

If you are interested in studying biological & physical science, you may want to check out the program at Piedmont Virginia Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

PVCC is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,864.

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

PVCC Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biological Science

PVCC Biological & Physical Science Rankings

Biological Science Student Demographics at PVCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological science majors at Piedmont Virginia Community College.

PVCC Biological & Physical Science Associate’s Program

64% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biological science associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in biological science at PVCC 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 Piedmont Virginia Community College with a associate's in biological science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Biological & Physical Science

If you plan to be a biological science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Piedmont Virginia Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences	16

Careers That Biological Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Piedmont Virginia Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Natural Sciences Managers	1,270	$133,360

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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