by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Biotechnology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Biotechnology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Southwest Tennessee Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in biotech, 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 Southwest paid an average of $692 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $168 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,032 | $16,608 |
| Fees | $311 | $311 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,545 | $1,545 |
Learn more about Southwest tuition and fees.
The median early career salary of biotech students who receive their associate degree from Southwest is $28,212 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $0.
Online degrees for the Southwest biotech associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Southwest Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their AS in biotech in 2019-2020 were women.
None of the biotech associate degree recipients at Southwest in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Biotechnology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biotechnology | 1 |
*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.
