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General Biology at West Los Angeles College

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General Biology at West Los Angeles College

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at West Los Angeles College stacks up to those at other schools.

West LA College is located in Culver City, California and approximately 11,417 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.

West LA College General Biology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biology

West LA College General Biology Rankings

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Biology Student Demographics at West LA College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at West Los Angeles College.

West LA College General Biology Associate’s Program

40% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biology only graduates about 33% men each year. The program at West LA College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 27% more women than average.

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West LA College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biology graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 West Los Angeles 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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