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General Biology at San Diego City College

General Biology at San Diego City College

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

San Diego City College is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 14,865.

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.

San Diego City College General Biology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biology

San Diego City College General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at San Diego City College

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

San Diego City College General Biology Associate’s Program

79% Women
84% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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San Diego City College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biology graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 42
White 11
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at San Diego City College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Diego City College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 107

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 San Diego City 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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