State-of-the-art labs: Much of the required course work will be offered at the Center for Plant and Life Sciences. These state of the art laboratory facilities are located within BioResearch and Development Growth (BRDG) Park, 1005 North Warson Road, Creve Couer MO 63132.

Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree blends general education requirements with specialized biotechnology laboratory training.

Certificate of Specialization (CS) is for those students already possessing a Bachelors degree in a life science field. This certificate will provide the hands-on laboratory skills piece that they may be missing from a four year degree program.

Hands-on experience:If you areseeking an AAS degree,you will benefit from a workplace learninginternship. These internships are usually fulfilled on site at the Center for Plant and Life Sciences where much of the upper level course work is taught, or at an Industry Partners location. For more information on the different types of workplace learning experiences that might be available at any given time, contact Elizabeth Boedeker (eboedeker@stlcc.edu; 314 513-4966).

More than one million studentshave attended STLCC. Its the largest institute of higher education in the region and the second largest in Missouri.

Our instructors worked for industry giants like Monsanto and Sigma-Aldrich and bring that experience to the classroom. Students will learn from seasoned professionals who offer one-on-one coaching, extended office hours and opportunities for extra lab practice.

Students practice lab techniques on millions of dollars worth of equipment covering a variety of bioscience niches the same equipment used by researchers at BRDG Park.

This program is designed to flexible for both full-time day students as well as those students in careers who need evening classes.

The gainful employment regulation requires nondegree programs at community colleges to meet minimum thresholds with respect to the debt-to-income rates of their graduates. You can view the information for this program here as reported to the Department of Education.

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Biotechnology - stlcc.edu