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Biomedical Technology at American River College

Every biomedical technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biomedical engineering tech program at American River College stacks up to those at other schools.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 25,422 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 6 students received their associate's degree in biomedical engineering tech.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biomedical Technology section at the bottom of this page.

American River Biomedical Technology Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Biomedical Engineering Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering Tech

American River Biomedical Technology Rankings

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Biomedical Engineering Tech Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biomedical engineering tech majors at American River College.

American River Biomedical Technology Associate’s Program

83% Women

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of biomedical engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biomedical engineering tech only graduates about 37% women each year. The program at American River may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 46% more women than average.

American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biomedical engineering tech graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in biomedical engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Biomedical Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biomedical engineering tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Engineering Technicians	11,280	$71,420
Medical Equipment Repairers	5,050	$60,790

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.

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