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Biological & Physical Science at Santa Monica College

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Biological & Physical Science at Santa Monica College

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

SMC is located in Santa Monica, California and has a total student population of 25,948.

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.

SMC Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biological Science

Online Classes Are Available at SMC

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SMC offers distance education options for biological science at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

SMC 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 SMC

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

SMC Biological & Physical Science Associate’s Program

65% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of biological science associate's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 57
Black or African American 23
Hispanic or Latino 156
White 105
International Students 28
Other Races/Ethnicities 36

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 Santa Monica 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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