Bioscience
Build a Career That Helps Improve Lives
Why Bioscience?
What Training Do You Need?
Your training depends on the work you want to do:
- Short-term certificates teach practical laboratory and manufacturing skills for entry-level work.
- Associate degrees prepare students for technician positions or transfer to a four-year university.
- Bachelor’s degrees can lead to advanced technical, quality, research, clinical laboratory, and management positions.
- Healthcare programs prepare students to use medicines, tests, devices, and treatments while caring for patients.
Save Money with College Promise
Eligible first-time, full-time students at LA Mission, LA Pierce, and LA Valley may receive two years without enrollment fees through the Los Angeles College Promise.
At the current $46-per-unit rate, students can save at least $2,208 over four full-time semesters—or as much as $2,760 while completing a typical 60-unit associate degree. Books and other expenses are separate. Glendale Community College has its own Promise Plus program for eligible students.
Take Your First Step
Contact a nearby college and ask a program representative or counselor which pathway fits your goals.
You can begin with one class, a certificate, a degree, or new training that builds on your existing experience.
Contact a college. Start building your bioscience career.
Where to Train
Los Angeles Mission College
Offers hands-on biotechnology training, certificates, associate-level pathways, and a Bachelor of Science in Biomanufacturing. The college is also developing a new biotechnology facility to expand training for laboratory, manufacturing, process, and quality careers.
Los Angeles Pierce College
Offers biotechnology education and a Bachelor of Science in Biomanufacturing. Students can prepare for technical, production, quality-control, and quality-assurance positions or continue into advanced study.
Los Angeles Valley College
Connects bioscience to patient care through nursing, allied health, community health, and respiratory therapy, including a Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy. It also offers foundational biology, anatomy, microbiology, and physiology courses.
Glendale Community College
Offers an Associate in Science in Biotechnology and biotechnology certificates. Students gain laboratory skills for technician and research-support positions or transfer to a four-year university.
California State University, Northridge
Offers a Bachelor of Science in Biology with Biotechnology and Medical Technology tracks. Students can prepare for biotechnology, clinical laboratory science, public-health microbiology, research, or graduate study.