by our College Data Analytics TeamBiology Studies is a concentration offered under the general biology major at Foothill College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in biological sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Foothill College paid an average of $224 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $31 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,395 | $10,080 |
| Fees | $168 | $168 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,971 | $1,971 |
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Online degrees for the Foothill College biological sciences associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Foothill College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 69.2% of the biological sciences students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 70.2%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in biological sciences at Foothill College in 2019-2020, 51.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 62%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 18 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
*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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