What is Biotechnology?
A technology based on biology, used in agriculture, food science, medicine, and industry.

About the Program
NCC’s Biotechnology Lab Technician Programs curriculum is designed to meet the increasing demands of businesses and industries seeking skilled lab technicians for employment in laboratory and industrial settings and as quality control/quality assurance technicians. Students who complete the program will have necessary laboratory & communication skills needed for employment. Individuals who like the challenge of working in a laboratory are encouraged to apply.

Students will learn how to operate equipment and master techniques commonly used in a lab. This will include maintenance of cell cultures, genetic engineering techniques, protein separation techniques, UV spectrophotometry, High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), and record keeping to name a few.

Where will I get a job?
Graduates of the program may seek employment in public or private laboratories in the areas of ethanol production and other biorenewable fuels, food production, research and development, animal and plant breeding, animal pharmaceuticals, and chemical production. Jobs are available in this field in both rural and urban areas.

How much money will I make?
Chemical Technicians average $18.35/ hour,
Biological Technicians make around $15.97/hour,
Agricultural & Food Science Technicians average $14.29/hour.

What kind of classes will I take?
Many hands-on laboratory courses.

This project is funded by a $1.7 million grant awarded under the President’s Community Based Job Training Grant as implemented by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (CB-15-162-06-60). NCC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the following basis:
• against any individual in the United States, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age disability, political affiliation or belief; and
• against any beneficiary of programs financially assisted under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), on the basis of the beneficiary’s citizenship/status as a lawfully admitted immigrant authorized to work in the United States, or his or her participation in any WIA Title I-financially assisted program or activity.