General Biology at Salt Lake Community College

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what Salt Lake Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Salt Lake Community College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 27,293 students attend the school each year.

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.

Salt Lake Community College General Biology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biology

Salt Lake Community College General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at Salt Lake Community College

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

Salt Lake Community College General Biology Associate’s Program

46% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biology only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at Salt Lake Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 22% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in biology at Salt Lake Community College are white. Around 63% 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 Salt Lake Community College with a associate's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Salt Lake Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	28

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 UT, the home state for Salt Lake Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
High School Teachers	10,170	$59,070
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$99,810
Medical Scientists	890	$76,620
Biological Science Professors	550	$117,940
Biological Scientists	270	$74,290

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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