Biotechnology Advanced Technical Certificate

The Biotechnology Advanced Technical Certificate (C4_BIO4) is offered at LSC-Montgomery. For more information, please contact the Biotechnology Department.

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Program Description

For students with an AS or BS degree in the natural sciences, LSC-Montgomery offers an advanced technical certificate (ATC) in biotechnology. Students who have taken the prerequisite courses in chemistry and biology can complete the Biotechnology ATC in one year. The program requires only seven courses, including an internship, and thus allows students rapid entry into the biotech workforce.

Students with the appropriate level of prior training may elect to take individual courses within the biotechnology core, with the exception of the internship course. A student, for example, may take the Molecular Biology Techniques course (BITC 2441) to gain skills in that area.

The LSC-Montgomery Biotechnology Institute (MCBI) was created to establish a point of contact for all biotechnology training inquiries. The Institute's goal is to prepare students for all levels of entry into the biotechnology industry. The MCBI functions to identify and meet biotechnology industry training needs, recruit students using a variety of outreach programs, help retrain workers changing careers through the Biotechnology ATC, and partner with four-year programs.

Please e-mail mcbiotech@LoneStar.edu, call 936.273.7060 for more information.

Program Plan

First Year Credits