The main focus area for this major is Biological & Physical Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Biological & Physical Science is a major offered under the multi / interdisciplinary studies program of study at Highland Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in biological science, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Highland Community College was $244 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. 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 | $5,856 | $5,856 |
Fees | $990 | $990 |
Books and Supplies | $900 | $900 |
Learn more about Highland 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. Biological Science students who received their associate degree at Highland Community College took out an average of $9,500 in student loans. That is 19% higher than the national average of $8,012.
biological science who receive their associate degree from Highland Community College make an average of $28,598 a year during the early days of their career. That is 15% higher than the national average of $24,828.
Online degrees for the Highland Community College biological science associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Highland Community College Online Learning page.
About 59.3% of the students who received their Associate in biological science in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 60.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 1.9% of the biological science associate degrees at Highland Community College in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 63%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 51 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Biological & Physical Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Biological & Physical Sciences | 54 |
*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.