Biology Biotechnology Technology Technician

A program that prepares individuals to apply scientific principles and technical skills in support of biologists and biotechnologists in research, industrial, and government settings. Includes instruction in fermentation technology, cell culturing, protein purification, biologic synthesis, assaying and testing, quality control, industrial microbiology, bioprocessing, chromatography and bioseparation, genetic technology, laboratory and hazardous materials safety, and computer applications.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 71 institutions across the United States, with a total of 4453 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

880

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

318

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

39

degrees awarded

Master's Degrees

3

degrees awarded

Other Awards

3,213

awards given

Top Schools for Biology Biotechnology Technology Technician

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Seminole State College of Florida
Sanford, FL
1,332
2 Middlesex Community College
Bedford, MA
372
3 Austin Community College District
Austin, TX
282
4 Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO
237
5 Montgomery College
Rockville, MD
210
6 Valencia College
Orlando, FL
145
7 Shoreline Community College
Shoreline, WA
124
8 Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
117
9 Quincy College
Quincy, MA
110
10 St Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FL
90
11 Weber State University
Ogden, UT
88
12 Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI
86
13 Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Lexington, KY
73
14 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA
66
15 Hillsborough Community College
Tampa, FL
59
16 Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT
58
17 Saint Louis Community College
Bridgeton, MO
51
18 Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX
49
19 Collin County Community College District
McKinney, TX
48
20 Southern Oklahoma Technology Center
Ardmore, OK
48
21 State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota
Bradenton, FL
46
22 Bucks County Community College
Newtown, PA
45
23 Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY
45
24 Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell, PA
44
25 Fortis Institute-Wayne
Wayne, NJ
42
26 Davenport University
Grand Rapids, MI
39
27 Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton, WI
36
28 Miami Dade College
Miami, FL
34
29 Athens Technical College
Athens, GA
29
30 Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, VA
28
31 Central Georgia Technical College
Warner Robins, GA
22
32 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, WI
21
33 Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville, GA
21
34 Great Bay Community College
Portsmouth, NH
19
35 Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston-Salem, NC
18
36 Massachusetts Bay Community College
Wellesley Hills, MA
18
37 Frederick Community College
Frederick, MD
18
38 Atlanta Technical College
Atlanta, GA
18
39 Blinn College District
Brenham, TX
18
40 Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH
18
41 Windward Community College
Kaneohe, HI
15
42 Triton College
River Grove, IL
15
43 Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, TX
15
44 Bellevue College
Bellevue, WA
15
45 Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, FL
12
46 North Shore Community College
Danvers, MA
12
47 Lakeland Community College
Kirtland, OH
12
48 Hagerstown Community College
Hagerstown, MD
10
49 Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua, NY
9
50 SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
Cobleskill, NY
9
51 Harford Community College
Bel Air, MD
9
52 Monroe Community College
Rochester, NY
9
53 Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
9
54 Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA
8
55 Virginia Western Community College
Roanoke, VA
8
56 Delaware Technical Community College-Terry
Dover, DE
6
57 Glendale Community College
Glendale, AZ
6
58 Camden County College
Blackwood, NJ
6
59 Riverland Community College
Austin, MN
6
60 Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, FL
4
61 Tompkins Cortland Community College
Dryden, NY
4
62 Pennsylvania Western University
California, PA
3
63 Mayville State University
Mayville, ND
3
64 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks
Reading, PA
3
65 Schenectady County Community College
Schenectady, NY
3
66 Niagara County Community College
Sanborn, NY
3
67 Wayne State College
Wayne, NE
3
68 Roxbury Community College
Roxbury Crossing, MA
3
69 Santa Fe College
Gainesville, FL
3
70 Mesa Community College
Mesa, AZ
3
71 Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH
3