by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Biology & Biotech Lab Technician is a major offered under the science technologies / technicians program of study at MiraCosta College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in biology tech, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The biology tech major at MiraCosta College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Tech. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Here are some of the other rankings for MiraCosta College.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at MiraCosta College was $336 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $46 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,104 | $8,064 |
| Fees | $48 | $48 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,080 | $1,080 |
Learn more about MiraCosta College tuition and fees.
MiraCosta College does not offer an online option for its biology tech bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MiraCosta College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in biology tech in 2019-2020, 45.5% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 61.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biology tech at MiraCosta College in 2019-2020, 68.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Biology & Biotech Lab Technician students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician | 22 |
*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.
