Mt. Hood 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 Mt. Hood 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 MHCC Cost?

$5,286 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

MHCC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at MHCC was $239 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $118 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,248	$8,604
Fees	$1,038	$1,038
Books and Supplies	$1,461	$1,461

Learn more about MHCC tuition and fees.

Does MHCC Offer an Online AS in Biology?

Online degrees for the MHCC biology associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MHCC Online Learning page.

MHCC Associate Student Diversity for Biology

18 Associate Degrees Awarded

33.3% Women

55.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 18 associate degrees in biology handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their associate degree in biology in 2019-2020, 33.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.3%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 55.6% of the biology associate degrees at MHCC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 62%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

AS in Biology Focus Areas at MHCC

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Biology Studies	18

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.