Hudson Valley Community College AS in General Biology

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 Hudson Valley Community 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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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does an Associate in Biology from HVCC Cost?

$5,964 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

HVCC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at HVCC was $400 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $200 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,800	$9,600
Fees	$1,164	$1,164
Books and Supplies	$1,500	$1,500

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Does HVCC Offer an Online AS in Biology?

HVCC 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 HVCC Online Learning page.

HVCC Associate Student Diversity for Biology

21 Associate Degrees Awarded

57.1% Women

52.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 21 associate degrees in biology awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 57.1% of the biology students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.3%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received an associate degree in biology at HVCC in 2019-2020, 52.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 62%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

AS in Biology Focus Areas at HVCC

General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Biology Studies	21

References

*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.