BS in Biomanufacturing

The bachelor's degree program in biomanufacturing will build seamlessly upon the associate degree program in biotechnology, allowing students who complete the associate degree or equivalent coursework from other colleges to enter as juniors and earn a baccalaureate degree.

 

The biomanufacturing bachelor’s degree program develops the skills, abilities, and knowledge that students need to work in the unique environment of biological production. It emphasizes the applied, quantitative analysis of biomanufacturing process design and performance to prepare students for employment in technical or quality positions in the manufacturing sector of the biotechnology industry, which includes biotherapeutics, diagnostics, supplies and services, and industrial products.

Los Angeles Mission College began offering the Biotechnology certificate and degree programs in fall 2016. The enrollment reached almost capacity in its third year. Despite the COVID emergency over the last 2 years and student reluctance to take courses in person, the LAMC biotechnology programs still had between 22 and 48 students enrolled per year.  Given the interest of former and current biotechnology students in a baccalaureate program in biomanufacturing, and the eventual end of the COVID pandemic and the return of students to on campus instruction, we are confident we will have the anticipated 30 student annual cohorts.

ENROLLMENT
COURSE	Yr 17-18	Yr 18-19	Yr 19-20	Yr 20-21	Yr 21-22	Yr 22-23(Fall 2022 only)	Total
BIOTECH 002	34	58	29	22	48	30	221
BIOTECH 003	28	24	35	12	24	17	140
BIOTECH 006	12	19	22	16	27	NA	96
BIOTECH 008	0	17	17	19	14	17	84
TOTAL	74	118	103	69	113	64	541

 

 

Declared majors	AS	Certificate of Achievement	Total
Year	Biotechnology	Biotechnology Lab Assistant	Biotechnology Research Lab Assistant
2017-18	14	7	2	23
2018-19	21	8	5	34
2019-20	38	14	8	60
2020-21	24	1	7	32
2021-22	45	8	2	55
Total	142	38	24	204

 

AWARDS (TOP code: 0430):

LAMC Term	AS - Biotechnology	Certificate -Biotechnology Lab Assistant	Certificate - Biotechnology Research Lab Assistant	Total
Academic Yr 2017/18	2	15	2	19
Academic Yr 2018/19	4	14	4	22
Academic Yr 2019/20	5	25	7	37
Academic Yr 2020/21	7	2	8	17
Academic Yr 2021/22	5	25	4	34
Total	23	81	25	129

 

Given that the pandemic adversely impacted our enrollment—particularly since the classes were held in-person—and based on the survey above and the annual enrollment in our biotechnology certificate and degree programs, we are confident that the prospective baccalaureate program in biomanufacturing will have the required enrollment of 30 students annually. Based on success rates for similar programs at Solano and MiraCosta Colleges, we expect a minimum 80% completion rate, which translates to at least 24 completions per year.

This is a BS degree. 

Lower Division Requirements (60 units)

 

ü  Required courses (25-26 units):

·      CHEM 101 (5 units)

·      BIOLOGY 003 or BIOLOGY 005 or BIOLOGY 006 or MICRO 020 (4-5 units)

·      MATH 227 or MATH 227S (4 units)

·      BIOTECH 002 (4 units)

·      BIOTECH 003 (4 units)

·      BIOTECH 006 (2 units)

·      BIOTECH 008 (2 units)

 

ü  General Education (34-39 units): 

·      IGETC (34-37 units) or CSUGE (39 units)

 

Number of units that may be double counted: 9-10 units

 

ü  CSU transferable electives (4-10 units)

 

Upper division Requirements (60 units)

(45 upper division courses +15 units of lower division CSU transferable electives)

 

See above.

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)

Our AS in biotechnology graduates can apply to this program.

There are no other colleges with a similar program in the LA region.

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