Alamo Colleges District

Alamo Colleges District

Bexar County
Downtown San Antonio
Est. 1945

Serving the Bexar County community through its programs and services that help students succeed in acquiring the knowledge and skills needed in today’s world. Today, five colleges fulfill this promise with a vast array of courses and 2-year degrees.
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Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Bexar County
Est. 2007

Serving more than 6,000 students from the ten Metrocom Communities and northeast San Antonio. Named “Best Institutional Facility” by Live Oak Economic Development.
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Northwest Vista College

Northwest Vista College

Northwest San Antonio
Est. 1995

Creating opportunities for success by offering quality academic, technical and life-long learning experiences to its diverse communities in a collaborative, student-centered, data-informed and shared leadership environment.
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Palo Alto College

Palo Alto College

South San Antonio
Est. 1985

Palo Alto College is committed to building a college-going culture in our community through a new community effort, Educate South. This exciting new initiative focuses on beginning educational awareness at the earliest years.
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St. Philip’s College

St. Philip’s College

East and Southwest
San Antonio
Est. 1898

A comprehensive public community college whose mission is to empower our diverse student population through educational achievement and career readiness.
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San Antonio College

San Antonio College

Midtown
Est. 1925

San Antonio College has been named the top community college in the nation by the Aspen Institute, and is ranked among the Top 10 colleges for Hispanics by Hispanic Outlook Magazine.
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Northwest Vista College

Dream Big - You Belong at Vista
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Student Centered Leadership

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Associate of Applied Science Programs – Career and Technical Education

Our Programs Include: Associate of Applied Science – Career and Technical Education, Associate of Arts, Associate of Science Degrees. a variety of Certificates, and more.
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Student Services Now in DWWC (NOT CCC)

Student Services are now located in our new building, Desert Willow Welcome Center (DWWC). This includes admissions, advising, and more. They are no longer in Cypress Campus Center (CCC) currently being renovated.
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Nanobiotechnology Level 1 Certificate

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Nanobiotechnology is an emerging field of research and development that seeks new solutions to pressing health and environmental problems by combining materials sciences and nano-engineering with life sciences. Nanobiotechnology represents the future of medical diagnostics and healthcare as this exciting frontier is generating new therapies, devices, and diagnostics tools.

The Level One Certificate in Nanobiotechnology will prepare students to work on the interface between nanotechnology and biotechnology that involves synthesis and fabrication of materials and devices, surface and molecular engineering. The students will complete16 credits in materials and nanotechnology courses and will complete 7 credits specializing in Biotechnology as it applies to nanotechnology.

Related Degrees and Certificates: Advanced Materials Technology A.A.S.

Certificate Requirements (Total Credit Hours 23)

Semester I

NANO 1301 - Introduction to Nanotechnology
EGRT 1305 - Engineering Materials

Semester II

NANO 2325 - Nanotechnology Materials
NANO 2326 - Nanotechniques and Instrumentation
EGRT 2470 - Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering
BITC 2311 - Biotechnology Laboratory Instrumentation

Semester III

BITC 2486 - Internship - Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician

Notes:

Program CIP: 15.0304

Major Code: NBTC

Gainful Employment

The U.S. Department of Education requires colleges to disclose information for any financial aid eligible program that “prepares students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation.”

In accordance with these requirements we are providing the following information:

1. Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes
2. On-time graduation rates
3. Cost of the program to include books and fees
4. Placement rate for students completing the program
5. Median loan debt incurred by students who have completed the program

The information provided is the best available and represents data for one year.

More specific information about occupations can be found at the O*NET Resource Center.

Gainful Employment Information for Nanotechnology 9/1/2013.

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