biotech

CTE student looking through a microscope

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Biotechnology uses technology and science to solve some of today's most pressing issues. Learn techniques used in forensic science, genetic engineering and bio-manufacturing.  Use your skills to solve some of our most challenging issues today, including emerging diseases, antibiotic resistance and alternative energy sources.

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IN PROGRAM PURSUITS

Here are some of the things you can look forward to while in the program:

WORK BASED LEARNING

  • Students will make a chemical inventory and equipment inventory for the biotech lab.

  • Students will develop a chemical hygiene plan for the lab. 

  • Students will calibrate equipment and maintain equipment logs, perform quality control analyses, separate compounds based on different properties, and culture microorganisms.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

  • Field Trips

  • Competitions

  • Science Saturdays

PROJECTS

  • Cloning genes

  • Evaluating organisms for biofuel production

  • Forensic science techniques

COMPANION CLASSES

  • Biology

CLUBS & ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH PROGRAM

  • HOSA- Health Occupations Skills of America

  • Science National Honor Society

  • Green Team

CERTIFICATIONS

  • OSHA -10 Hour

CTE student working on an experiment

Students working on an experiment

Hot Employment Destinations  Biotech

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