The main focus area for this major is Biology Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Copiah-Lincoln Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in biology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Copiah-Lincoln Community College paid an average of $240 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $140 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $2,800 | $4,800 |
Fees | $380 | $380 |
Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
On Campus Room and Board | $4,200 | $4,200 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,250 | $3,250 |
Learn more about Copiah-Lincoln Community College tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Biology students who received their associate degree at Copiah-Lincoln Community College took out an average of $5,500 in student loans. That is 37% lower than the national average of $8,757.
The median early career salary of biology students who receive their associate degree from Copiah-Lincoln Community College is $21,781 per year. That is 6% higher than the national average of $20,460.
Online degrees for the Copiah-Lincoln Community College biology associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Copiah-Lincoln Community College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 72.2% of the biology students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 70.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 39.2% of the biology associate degrees at Copiah-Lincoln Community College in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 62%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 29 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 47 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Biology Studies | 79 |
*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.