Florida-based Keiser University offers an Associate of Science in Biotechnology. The degree program includes course work in genetics, biochemistry, clinical immunology and molecular biology. The Keiser program prepares students for a career in biotechnology by teaching them to think critically and educating them on laboratory and testing procedures. Students are required to complete 38.5 credit hours in major course work, and 24 credit hours in various general education courses.
Penn State University was originally chartered in 1855 in order to apply scientific principles to farming, and has a long history of cutting-edge research. The university now offers a bachelors' degree in biotechnology. In the Penn State biotechnology programs, students perform extensive laboratory work. The university offers both a general as well as a clinical biotechnology program. In the general program, students are offered the opportunity for a cooperative education through partnerships with corporate entities.
Founded in 1965, the University of California Irvine is a major research university that offers a Master of Science in Biotechnology. The university as a whole has approximately 28,000 students, over 1,000 faculty and 9,000 staff members. The Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry itself has over 30 faculty. In the biotechnology program, students are exposed to actual research problems, and the university fosters corporate internships over the summer during their course of study.
The Rochester Institute of Technology was founded in 1829 and offers a bachelor's degree in biotechnology with concentrations in plant biotechnology, molecular biology, genomics, genetic engineering as well as plants, medicine and technology. The university program encourages cooperative education, with over 3,500 cooperative students partnering with approximately 1,900 companies in the United States and abroad. The university also hosts the Center for Bioscience Education and Technology, promoting biotechnology education at all levels.