Provides the student with skills and job training essential for the field of biotechnology. Jobs include technical positions in genetic engineering, forensics, bioinformatics, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and medicine. This certificate program allows students to attain essential skills in biotechnology and provides opportunities to learn laboratory procedures and safety, how to record and analyze data, perform basic calculations and write laboratory documents. Students also learn about careers and ethical issues in biotechnology. Career Options: Careers for those with a Skills Certificate in Biotechnology would be assay analyst, laboratory assistant or technician, manufacturing technician, QA/QC technician. Jobs for technicians may be found in environmental testing labs, forensic labs, hospitals, plant culturing labs, research labs and wineries.
Enrollment Projections:
In the initial year of the program (Fall 2019-Spring 2020), 28 students are projected to be enrolled in each of the courses. It is the goal of the program to expand course offerings over the following years.
Completer Projections:
According to the 2015 Biology Department Program Plan, course completion rates for the Biology Department at Cabrillo College is 86% (success rate is 77%). This amounts to at least 17/28 students completing at least one of the certificates after the first year (Fall 2019-Spring 2020). It is the goal of the program to expand course offerings over the following years.
The primary goal of this program is:
Provides the student with skills and job training essential for the field of biotechnology. Jobs include technical positions in genetic engineering, forensics, bioinformatics, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and medicine. This certificate program allows students to attain essential skills in biotechnology and provides opportunities to learn laboratory procedures and safety, how to record and analyze data, perform basic calculations and write laboratory documents. Students also learn about careers and ethical issues in biotechnology. Career Options: Careers for those with a Skills Certificate in Biotechnology would be assay analyst, laboratory assistant or technician, manufacturing technician, QA/QC technician. Jobs for technicians may be found in environmental testing labs, forensic labs, hospitals, plant culturing labs, research labs and wineries.
The two primary objectives of this program are:
Train students in essential skills in biotechnology and provides opportunities to learn laboratory procedures and safety, how to record and analyze data, perform basic calculations and write laboratory documents. Students also learn about careers and ethical issues in biotechnology.
Teach students about careers in biotechnology and the process of obtaining employment in biotechnology.
The certificate provide students with the skills and job training essential for the field of biotechnology. The program allows students to attain essential skills in biotechnology and provides opportunities to learn laboratory procedures and safety, how to record and analyze data, perform basic calculations, and write laboratory documents. Students also learn about careers and ethical issues in biotechnology.
Certificate of Achievement in Biotechnology – 23.25 units total
CHEM 1A General Chemistry I (5 units)
BIO 101 Introduction to Microscopy (0.25 units)
BIO 9A Molecular, Cellular, and Animal Biology (5 units)
BIO 41T Biotechnology Fundamentals (4 units)
CHEM 1B General Chemistry II (5 units)
BIO 42T Advanced Biotechnology (4 units)
FALL | ||
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Chem 1A | General Chemistry | 5 Units |
Total: | 5 Units | |
SPRING | ||
BIO 101 | Introduction to Microscopy | .25 Unit |
BIO 9A | Molecular, Cellular, and Animal Biology | 5 Units |
CHEM 1B | General Chemistry II | 5 Units |
Total: | 10.25 Units |
FALL | ||
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BIO 41T | Biotechnology Fundamentals | 4 Units |
Total: | 4 Units | |
SPRING | ||
BIO 42T | Advanced Biotechnology | 4 Units |
Total: | 4 Units |
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