Bakersfield 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 Bakersfield College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in biology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does an Associate in Biology from Bakersfield College Cost?

$1,418 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Bakersfield College Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Bakersfield College paid an average of $283 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	$1,380	$9,870
Fees	$38	$38
Books and Supplies	$1,080	$1,080

Learn more about Bakersfield College tuition and fees.

Does Bakersfield College Offer an Online AS in Biology?

Bakersfield College 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 Bakersfield College Online Learning page.

Bakersfield College Associate Student Diversity for Biology

263 Associate Degrees Awarded

77.9% Women

76.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 263 students received their associate degree in biology. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 77.9% of the biology students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.3%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received an associate degree in biology at Bakersfield College in 2019-2020, 76.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 62%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	150
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	60
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

AS in Biology Focus Areas at Bakersfield College

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Biology Studies	263

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.