Ozarks Technical 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 Ozarks Technical Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in biology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
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Student Diversity
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How Much Does an Associate in Biology from OTC Cost?

$4,924 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

OTC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at OTC was $210 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $164 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$3,936	$5,040
Fees	$988	$988
Books and Supplies	$800	$800

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Does OTC Offer an Online AS in Biology?

OTC 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 OTC Online Learning page.

OTC Associate Student Diversity for Biology

16 Associate Degrees Awarded

87.5% Women

18.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 16 students received their associate degree in biology. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 87.5% of the students who received their AS in biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.3%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received an associate degree in biology at OTC in 2019-2020, 18.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 62%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

AS in Biology Focus Areas at OTC

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Biology Studies	16

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.