IN A NUTSHELL
This cutting-edge field explores the intersection of technology and living things, to create positive change. Whether it’s discovering better ways to deliver medicine, creating better treatments, improving nutritional supplements, using technology to aid in rehabilitation, or even working towards creating artificial limbs. In this extremely hands-on program, students will work in a lab setting learning anything from DNA manipulation and analysis, lab techniques, and quality control, to good manufacturing practices. At the end of their studies and certification, students will be able to work in any kind of lab setting, from a diagnostic lab in a hospital to an industrial lab working alongside established chemists and biologists to ensure products are up to safety standards.
What You Will Learn
Fundamentals of Biology
Biotechnicians refer back to the basics of biology on a daily basis
Laboratory Safety
From safety gear to aseptic techniques, students will learn everything there is to know about how to safely and effectively work in any kind of lab and industry setting.
Analysis
Students will practice various techniques used to analyze everything from data to DNA.
Equipment Technique
Through instruction and practice, students will learn how to use and calibrate lab equipment that will be used throughout their careers.
Teamwork
Students will be introduced to teamwork in a lab setting and will become familiar with the role bio technicians play in a larger team of scientists.
BACE Certification Prep
Learn all of the hands-on skills and knowledge needed to pass the Biotechnician Assistant Credentialing Exam.
Is the Biotechnology Program Right For You?
This Program Is for Students Who
Are captivated by conducting biological research and experiments.
Enjoy solving complex problems using critical and out-of-the-box thinking skills.
Have a strong desire to work in the medical field, but prefer to not work directly with patients.
Students Love This Program Because
Their extensive lab experiences provide first-hand knowledge of the experiences that can be expected while working in a biological research lab.
Small class sizes allow students to receive specialized training and instruction while also providing many opportunities for curiosity and critical thinking.
They graduate from this program prepared for a career in biotechnology.
Your Post-College Career as a Biological Technician
Common Careers of Our Graduates
- The average Biological Technician makes $46,530 in Utah, and the top 10% of earners make $70,910 per year.
- The highest paying industry for Biological Technicians nationally is in Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing, where the average pay is $58,440.source
Your Education By the Numbers
The Cost of Your Education
- This program costs = $3,593
- This program takes = 50 Weeks
The ROI on your Education
- You’ll earn as much as your school costs in the first month of your career!
- 89% of Dixie Tech program completers find a job in their field of study.
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What to Expect
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meet
THE CREW
LAURIE MATHIS
Laurie Mathis earned her bachelor’s degree in biology and secondary education from Dixie State University. A year later, she began instructing biology labs at DSU and has been doing that for the last seven years. Laurie joined the Dixie Tech faculty in 2022 as the lead instructor of the Biotechnology program. “I really enjoy watching the students learn and seeing the light of understanding turn on when they ‘get it.’”
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