Santa Monica College Associate in Biological & Physical Sciences

407 Associate Degrees Awarded

Biological & Physical Sciences is a concentration offered under the biological and physical science major at Santa Monica College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in biological and physical sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
References

How Much Does an Associate in Biological & Physical Sciences from SMC Cost?

$1,148 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

SMC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at SMC paid an average of $375 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $46 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$1,104	$9,000
Fees	$44	$44
Books and Supplies	$1,746	$1,746

Learn more about SMC tuition and fees.

Does SMC Offer an Online Associate in Biological & Physical Sciences?

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

SMC Associate Student Diversity for Biological & Physical Sciences

407 Associate Degrees Awarded

62.7% Women

57.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 407 associate degrees in biological and physical sciences handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 62.7% of the biological and physical sciences students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 60.0%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received an associate degree in biological and physical sciences at SMC in 2019-2020, 57.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 63%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	53
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	140
Native American or Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1
White	129
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

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.