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 Bakersfield College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in biology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Bakersfield College paid an average of $283 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $46 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $1,380 | $9,870 |
Fees | $38 | $38 |
Books and Supplies | $1,080 | $1,080 |
Learn more about Bakersfield College tuition and fees.
Bakersfield College 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 Bakersfield College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 77.9% of the biology students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.3%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in biology at Bakersfield College in 2019-2020, 76.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 62%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 36 |
Black or African American | 8 |
Hispanic or Latino | 150 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 60 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Biology Studies | 263 |
*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.
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