Santiago Canyon College Associate in Biological & Physical Science

206 Associate Degrees Awarded

The 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 Santiago Canyon 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, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does an Associate in Biological Science from SCC Cost?

$1,156 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

SCC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at SCC paid an average of $371 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	$8,904
Fees	$52	$52
Books and Supplies	$1,970	$1,970

Learn more about SCC tuition and fees.

Does SCC Offer an Online Associate in Biological Science?

Online degrees for the SCC 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 SCC Online Learning page.

SCC Associate Student Diversity for Biological Science

206 Associate Degrees Awarded

50.5% Women

66.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 206 students received their associate degree in biological science. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 50.5% 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 Diversity

Around 66.5% of biological science associate degree recipients at SCC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 63%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	91
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	63
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Associate in Biological Science Focus Areas at SCC

Biological & Physical Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Biological & Physical Sciences	206

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.