Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Websites and Contacts
InnovATEBIO member(s):
Audrey Law
Victoria DeFrese
Charles Ensor
Articulation:
Credits from our college transfer to four year institutions as part of a statewide transfer agreement.
Students from this program have continued their education at:
University of Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky University
Where have our graduates been hired?
(Includes internships)
Alltech, The AGTC, Catalent, CRAFT (Center for Renewable and Fuel Technology), Equine Diagnostics, EKU, UK, FermSolutions, Neogen, Transposagen, Bluegrass Community and Technical College, University of Kentucky, Mosquito Mate, BioDiagnostics, Gibson Laboratories, Summit Biosciences, Allylix, Ferm Solutions, Paratechs, Hera Biolabs, Aquatic Solutions, LexMark
Program description:
Do you want to discover alternative energy sources? Search for cures to diseases? Protect the environment? Help feed the world?
BCTC has the only two-year Biotechnology program in Kentucky.
This program is for you! You're someone who wants to learn more about the world around them and how to improve it through science.
You'll know the technical practices & laboratory skills while learning about the latest technologies. Lab activities include DNA manipulation, genome exploration, biofuel production, and molecular gastronomy. You'll perform cutting-edge scientific research & take part in science outreach in the community. Gain the basic knowledge & lab skills needed for entry-level jobs in biotechnology.
You'll develop skills in the basic analysis of DNA & proteins and more, including:
- Use of bioreactors,
- Recombinant DNA technology,
- Generation of cell cultures,
- Immunological method applications,
- Regulatory compliance (GMPs and GLPs),
- Accurate documentation, and
- Laboratory safety skills.
Some courses are dual credit! You can earn college credit while students enrolled in high school.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Lexington
KY
Key Links
This program has an industry advisory board
Grant Support:
- DUE 1501207, Austin Community College Bio-link Regional Advanced Technological Education Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences,
- Kentucky Agriculture Development Fund - Kentucky Honey Testing Lab
- Donations from Industry partner Community Cares grant recipients
Award Type(s):
NSF-ATE
State Grant
Other
CSO or Incubator
Website Link:
Description:
The Bioscience Collaborative Educational Learning Laboratory (B-CELL) is a contract service organization (CSO) that provides BCTC students a direct link to start-up biotech companies.
As one of Central Kentucky’s largest providers of business and industry education and training services, we are happy to announce the addition of our Biotechnology and Life Science contract service organization, Bioscience Collaborative Educational Learning
Laboratory (B-CELL). Led by Dr. Audrey Law, and our experienced staff, B-CELL is ready to assist you with your laboratory’s productivity.
BCTC is part of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. As such we have access to resources both locally and throughout the state to find training solutions your company needs. We can also help your company with funding assistance that can drastically reduce your costs through the KCTCS TRAINS program as well as through our partnership with the Kentucky Career Center. Now with the addition of B-CELL, we can assist with your laboratory’s needs, too. We can perform any number of routine lab tasks, from simple solution and buffer preparation, PCR, cell line maintenance, to DNA sequencing on our Illumina MiSeq DNA Sequencer.
