Biotechnology at Wilson Community College

Every biotechnology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biotech program at Wilson Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

WCC is located in Wilson, North Carolina and approximately 1,862 students attend the school each year.

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

WCC Biotechnology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biotech

WCC Biotechnology Rankings

Biotech Student Demographics at WCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biotech majors at Wilson Community College.

WCC Biotechnology Associate’s Program

33% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of biotech associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biotech only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at WCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 32% more women than average.

WCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biotech graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wilson Community College with a associate's in biotech.

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

Concentrations Within Biotechnology

If you plan to be a biotech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wilson Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biotechnology	1

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Wilson Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Biological Science Professors	1,990	$76,320
Biological Scientists	1,070	$83,380

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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