DETAILED PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Funded by a Workforce Leadership 2+2+2 Biotechnology Curriculum Grant that was awarded to Northampton Community College (NCC) in February, 2004 by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (PA DCED), this project is a collaboration of Northampton Community College and partners from secondary school districts to 4-year colleges. This consortium is striving to create a seamless educational pathway for local and regional students interested in biotechnology. This "2+2+2 pipeline" will allow students to transfer credits easily from level to level as they continue their education.   

NCC's biotechnology program and the Northeastern Pennsylvania 2+2+2 Biotech Education Project are both housed at NCC Monroe's Campus at the request of the second largest employer in Monroe County, sanofi pasteur, because the company needed more technicians who were trained in biotechnology to meet their current and future employment needs.

Since 2004, there have been several significant programs at the Monroe Campus of Northampton Community College: including a Biotech Summit for teachers and community leaders, Biotech Summer Camps for middle and high school students, Teacher In-Service Programs in Biotechnology and workshops to keep middle school kids excited about science including the popular “SMaRT (Science, Math and Related Technologies) Careers Choices for Girls" programs and SMaRT Workshops open to boys and girls in grades 6-9.


CONTACT INFORMTION

Biotech Project Director – Cindy Adams, MS, CHES, contact at cadams@northampton.edu

Biotech Program Coordinator – Barbara Bielska, PhD, contact at bbielska@northampton.edu

Biotech Secretary – Karen Wanca, contact at kwanca@northampton.edu