Lakeland Community College
Degree / Certificate and Credential(s):
Biotechnology
Joe Deak
Program Website(s):
Lakeland Community College Biotechnology
Grant Support:
2004 DOL High Growth Jobs Training grant, a subaward from an ARRA grant to BioOhio, Choose Ohio First from the state of Ohio (2008-present)
Lakeland Bioscience Technology Laboratory Improvement, DUE 9851385
Award Type(s):
NSF-ATE
State Grant
US Department of Labor (DOL)
Other
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Location:
Lakeland Community College
7700 Clocktower Drive
Kirtland
OH
44094
Phone:
440-525-7466
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Graduates from this program have been employed by or interned at:
Affymetrix, Amresco, Athersys, Ben Venue Laboratories, Case Western Reserve University, Cellular Technology, Charles River Laboratories (formerly Chantest), Cleveland Clinic, Copernicus Therapeutics, DDC Clinic, Herbal Essentials, Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Lubrizol, MP Biomedical, Natural Essentials, NSL Analytical Services, Oakwood Laboratories, Concord Biosciences (formerly Ricerca Biosciences), Sherwin Williams, Stembanc, Steris
Program description:
Lakeland’s biotechnology science program has more than a 90 percent placement rate into jobs or students transfer to a four-year school. Graduates end up working in research and development, quality control, and biomedical manufacturing. Institutions, where graduates matriculate, include Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University, Indiana Wesleyan University, John Carroll University, Lake Erie College, Kent State University and Youngstown State University. Lakeland also has a 2+2 articulation with Ursuline College, which allows students to transfer all of their credits and graduate with a bachelor’s degree in two additional years or less.
Bioinformatics concentration
Lakeland Community College also offers a hybrid technical program that contains approximately equal amounts of Lakeland's biotechnology science and information technology/computer science courses. Job opportunities include biology and biomedical research, healthcare, and biomedical informational services sectors.
