https://www.massbioed.org/students-career-seekers/apprenticeships/

• Location:
  • Greater Boston, MA/Central MA
• Brief Description:
  • All program tracks free to participants
  • 9-week classroom/laboratory training, and 12 months paid apprenticeship training for Laboratory Support Specialists (LSS)
  • 15-week classroom/laboratory training, and 12 months paid apprenticeship training for Biomanufacturing Technicians (BMT)

https://gmgi.org/education/

• Location:
  • Gloucester, MA
• Brief Description:
  • Free 7-month, 2-semester classroom/laboratory program
  • Paid 12-week industry internship experience geared towards mastery of technical skills, instrumentation, and quality control measures

https://justastart.org/adult-career-training/

• Location:
  • Cambridge, MA
• Brief Description:
  • Free 9-month program trains adult learners for sustainable life sciences or information technology careers with a pipeline to local, high-demand employment opportunities
  • Immersive classroom instruction and hands-on learning
  • Networking opportunities with professionals and employers

https://www.jvs-boston.org/our-services/build-your-skills/animal-care-technician-training-program/

• Location:
  • Boston, MA
• Brief Description:
  • Paid 12-week training program with on-the-job training and job placement assistance
  • Individualized career coaching up to 90 days post-employment

https://www.jvs-boston.org/bridges/

• Location:
  • Boston/Charlestown/Quincy, MA
• Brief Description:
  • Free 23-week program includes academic, career, and financial coaching
  • Smooth transition to either Bunker Hill Community College or Quincy College to pursue degree

https://lifesciencesinfullcolor.com/resources

• Location:
  • Cambridge, MA
• Brief Description:
  • Career Forge identifies exceptional people and empowers them with relevant skills needed to forge a biotech industry path

https://www.massbio.org/workforce-training-center-at-southline-boston/

• Location:
  • Dorchester, MA
• Brief Description:
  • Free 8-week foundations training immersing high school graduates/equivalent students in hands-on learning and experience necessary to excel in scientific operations jobs at life sciences companies
  • Rounded training includes classroom and lab experience, industry and role exposure, site visits to potential employers

https://catalog.bhcc.edu/preview_program.php?poid=680

• Location:
  • Charlestown, MA
• Brief Description:
  • Four-semester associate of science program
  • Trains students in fundamentals of data science through various programming languages
  • Students learn basic building blocks of analytical modeling, analytics life cycle, and more
  • Program prepares students for internships and entry-level roles
  • Additional training in the sciences allows students to develop life sciences career path

https://catalog.bhcc.edu/preview_program.php?poid=715

• Location:
  • Charlestown, MA
• Brief Description:
  • 2-year Associate of Science, Biotechnology Option
  • Rigorous academic training and industry-specific laboratory skills, procedures, data interpretation, and equipment maintenance
  • Students completing certificate program may progress to degree programs pre- or post-employment

https://www.hcc.edu/courses-and-programs/areas-of-study/stem/biotechnology

• Location:
  • Holyoke, MA
• Brief Description:
  • 62-credit associate in arts program trains students in the arts, mathematics, biology, and chemistry
  • Program emphasizes analytical and laboratory skills which are used across many disciplines
  • Students completing this program acquire laboratory skills and theoretical background to transfer to 4-year university and entry level employment

https://www.massbay.edu/stem

• Location:
  • Framingham, MA
  • Wellesley, MA
• Brief Description:
  • 2-year associate in science degree programs range in concentration from Biotechnology, Genomics and Biomanufacturing, and Life Sciences, to Computer Science, Cybersecurity, and Engineering. Skills developed in these and other associate in science programs are applicable to the life sciences industry.

https://catalog.middlesex.mass.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=30&poid=3749&returnto=2779

• Location:
  • Bedford, MA
• Brief Description:
  • 2-year Associate of Science, Biotechnology Technician degree
  • Education and training in skills required for entry-level technician roles in biotechnology manufacturing, research, media preparation, and more
  • Classroom and laboratory immersion

https://catalog.middlesex.mass.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=30&poid=3750&returnto=2779

• Location:
  • Bedford, MA
• Brief Description:
  • 18-month classroom and internship immersion to develop laboratory protocol, techniques, and manufacturing skills for entry-level roles
  • Students completing certificate program may progress to degree programs pre- or post-employment

https://www.northshore.edu/academics/areas/math-science.html

• Location:
  • Danvers, MA
• Brief Description:
  • Associate of arts immersing students in extensive hands-on training, lab techniques, principles and theories, critical thinking and problem solving
  • Courses like biology, biotechnology, chemistry, and humanities electives prepare a well-rounded student
  • Classroom and lab immersion prepare students for entry-level roles in the life sciences/biotechnology and other industries

https://www.northshore.edu/academics/areas/math-science.html

• Location:
  • Danvers, MA
• Brief Description:
  • One-year certificate program designed to prepare new students and retrain professionals for entry into the biotechnology field
  • Curriculum provides theoretical and practical hands-on laboratory training needed for entry level roles in the biotech industry

https://quincycollege.edu/program/biotechnology/

• Location:
  • Quincy, MA
• Brief Description:
  • 2-year Associate of Science degree program
  • 1-year Certificate program
  • Immersion in laboratory-based life and chemical sciences, industry-specific quality control (QA), process development (PD), upstream/downstream processing knowledge and skills
  • Invaluable laboratory techniques and instrumentation

https://www.qcc.edu/academics/engineering-and-engineering-technology/engineering-biomedical-engineering-option

• Location:
  • Worcester, MA
• Brief Description:
  • 2-year, 5-semester associate in science program emphasizing mathematics, sciences, and life sciences
  • Students train in the application of knowledge, to design and conduct experiments, analyze and interpret data, design components, devices, or processes to meet desired needs, and more
  • Other life sciences related programs include Electronics Engineering Technology – Biomedical Instrumentation, and certificate programs

https://www.rcc.mass.edu/learn/find-your-program/associate-in-science/biotechnology.html

• Location:
  • Roxbury, MA
• Brief Description:
  • 4-semester biotechnology program preparing students for career paths in research, environment, forensics, and more
  • Hands-on laboratory experience and internship opportunities with renowned employers