Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Southwestern College

If you plan to study biological & biomedical sciences, take a look at what Southwestern College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SWC Chula Vista is located in Chula Vista, California and approximately 17,621 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biological & Biomedical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

SWC Chula Vista Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

SWC Chula Vista Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at SWC Chula Vista

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological & biomedical sciences majors at Southwestern College.

SWC Chula Vista Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate’s Program

47% Women

94% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of biological & biomedical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological & biomedical sciences only graduates about 34% men each year. The program at SWC Chula Vista may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 19% more women than average.

SWC Chula Vista does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological & biomedical sciences graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southwestern College with a associate's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Biological & Biomedical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southwestern College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	20

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & biomedical sciences 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 Southwestern College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770

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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