by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Santa Ana College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in biological science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at SAC paid an average of $371 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $46 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,104 | $8,904 |
| Fees | $56 | $56 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,970 | $1,970 |
Learn more about SAC 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 SAC took out an average of $7,500 in student loans. That is 6% lower than the national average of $8,012.
Online degrees for the SAC 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 SAC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 57.7% of the biological science students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 60.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 87.2% of the biological science associate degrees at SAC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 63%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 40 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 148 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 10 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 16 |
Biological & Physical Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biological & Physical Sciences | 227 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to biological and physical science.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 28 |
*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.
