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Biological & Physical Science at Rio Hondo College

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Biological & Physical Science at Rio Hondo College

What traits are you looking for in a biological science school? To help you decide if Rio Hondo College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological science program.

RHCCD is located in Whittier, California and approximately 15,692 students attend the school each year.

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.

RHCCD Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biological Science

Online Classes Are Available at RHCCD

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, RHCCD does offer online courses in biological science for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

RHCCD Biological & Physical Science 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.

Biological Science Student Demographics at RHCCD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological science majors at Rio Hondo College.

RHCCD Biological & Physical Science Associate’s Program

67% Women
97% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biological science associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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RHCCD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological science graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 28
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 92
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 CA, the home state for Rio Hondo College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790

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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