Biological & Physical Science at Santiago Canyon College

Every biological & physical science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological science program at Santiago Canyon College stacks up to those at other schools.

SCC is located in Orange, California and approximately 9,003 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.

SCC Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biological Science

SCC Biological & Physical Science Rankings

Biological Science Student Demographics at SCC

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

SCC Biological & Physical Science Associate’s Program

47% Women

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of biological science associate's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological science only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at SCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

SCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological science graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	66
White	45
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Santiago Canyon College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences	130

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 Santiago Canyon 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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