Bringing biotechnology into OKCPS high schools.

BBDiscoveryBBDiscovery

Biotechnology is:Biotechnology is:• The use of life forms to solve

problems or make products.

• A priority growth area for Oklahoma. Our labor pool of skilled technicians can’t meet this demand.

• A broad industry that impacts many people.

Biotech plays a role in:Biotech plays a role in:• Human health and disease

• Agriculture

• The environment

• Industry and business

Student Advantages:Student Advantages:• Gain important lab skills needed for a

biotech job.• Use high-tech lab equipment.• Participation in cutting edge science

activities.• Explore careers in biotechnology.• Tuition assistance under OKCCC’s

program, OKC-GO!

Goals of BBDiscovery:Goals of BBDiscovery:

• Increase awareness about biotechnology and its role in biomedical research.

• Improve student success in science.• Impact Oklahoma’s biotech

workforce and industry.• Improve health science literacy.

Participating Schools:Participating Schools:

• Capitol Hill

• Douglass

• Emerson

• Jackson MS

• NE Academy

• NW Classen

• Star Spencer

• US Grant

Supported By: Supported By:

• National Science Foundation

• National Institutes of Health

OKCCC Biotech Program:OKCCC Biotech Program:

• Earn a 2 year associates degree or a 29 credit Certificate of Mastery.

• A path or a destination? If you're not sure of your final destination in science, start on the path with an

associate's degree in biotechnology:– gain skills and credentials that will make you highly employable in the local science job

market in just two years.

– includes an internship at local biotechnology sites.

– lower cost than most higher education institutions.

– credits from the biotechnology program to transfer to a four-year degree program.

Website: www.occc.edu/biotech

www.occc.edu/bbdiscoveryCharlotte Mulvihill, Project PI

Teresa Randall, Project Coordinator

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