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CTC Looks into the Creation of a New Program
Keystone Central Career and Technology Center , under the direction of Mr . Kurt Lynch , has started the process of creating a new program offering for the 2025-2026 school year called Biotechnology . Once implemented , this course will pull one Science teacher from the high school for half of the school day .
Biotechnology is a lab intensive course that focuses on the application of biological sciences , as well as activities that relate biotechnology to daily life . Students will be exposed to biochemistry and genetics in preparation of new and enhanced agricultural , environmental , clinical and industrial products , including the commercial exploitation of microbes , plants and animals . This course includes instruction in bioinformatics , gene identification , phylogenetics and comparative genomics , bioinorganic chemistry , immunoassays , DNA sequencing , xenotransplantation , genetic engineering , industrial microbiology , drug and biologic development , enzyme-based production process , patent law and biotechnology management and marketing , applicable regulations and biotechnology ethics . This course will encourage students to take more science in high school . Students will learn valuable laboratory skills and techniques that are transferable to biotechnology related technical fields . This course is only available for 10th , 11th , and 12th grade students . This course is not available to 9th grade students due to academic prerequisites .
Job Outlook : Forensic Science Technician : 14 % change , Entry Level Wage ( BS ): $ 64,940 BioChemist / BioPhysicists : 9 % change , Entry Level Wage ( Professional Degree ): $ 107,460
Clinical Laboratory Technologists / Technicians : 5 % change , Entry Level Wage ( BS ): $ 60,780
Environmental Science & Protective Technician : 7 % change , Entry Level Wage ( AS ): $ 50,660
Medical Scientists : 11 % change , Entry Level Wage ( Professional Degree ) $ 100,890
* This is just a sample of opportunities .
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