by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Austin Community College District. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in biology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
You can jump to any section of this page using the links below:
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Austin Community College District was $416 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $67 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,010 | $12,480 |
| Fees | $8,820 | $540 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
Learn more about Austin Community College District tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Biology students who received their associate degree at Austin Community College District took out an average of $18,500 in student loans. That is 111% higher than the national average of $8,757.
The median early career salary of biology students who receive their associate degree from Austin Community College District is $28,019 per year. That is 37% higher than the national average of $20,460.
Austin Community College District does not offer an online option for its biology associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Austin Community College District Online Learning page.
Women made up around 70.6% of the biology students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 70.3%.
Around 54.4% of biology associate degree recipients at Austin Community College District in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 62%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 10 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 30 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 68 |
*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.
