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CIP 41.0101 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Biology/Biotechnology Technology/Technician.

A program that prepares individuals to apply scientific principles and technical skills in support of biologists and biotechnologists in research, industrial, and government settings. Includes instruction in fermentation technology, cell culturing, protein purification, biologic synthesis, assaying and testing, quality control, industrial microbiology, bioprocessing, chromatography and bioseparation, genetic technology, laboratory and hazardous materials safety, and computer applications.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Biology/Biotechnology Technology/Technician award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 41.0101. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years21162
2025Associate degree46282
2025Bachelor degree560
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate152
2025Certificate under 12 weeks118
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year39641
2024Certificate 1–2 years20147
2024Associate degree49285
2024Bachelor degree640
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate144
2024Master degree12
2024Certificate under 12 weeks113
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year40681
2023Certificate 1–2 years15147
2023Associate degree50318
2023Bachelor degree538
2023Master degree13
2023Certificate under 12 weeks116
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year32717
2022Certificate 1–2 years12196
2022Associate degree49279
2022Bachelor degree661
2022Master degree11
2022Certificate under 12 weeks112
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year33758
2021Certificate 1–2 years1785
2021Associate degree52322
2021Bachelor degree569
2021Master degree13
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year24252
2020Certificate 1–2 years15101
2020Associate degree52311
2020Bachelor degree459
2020Master degree14
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year29230

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 41.0101 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 41 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

108 institutions

CA · Four-year

MiraCosta College ↗

Oceanside, CA · Public

Certificate 1–2 years: 7 first-major awards · year ending 2022.

Associate degree: 1 first-major awards · year ending 2022.

Bachelor degree: 23 first-major awards · year ending 2022.

Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 18 first-major awards · year ending 2022.

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