 PCTI is proud to introduce its latest addition, the Biotechnology Early College Option Program. What exactly is Early College Option? Students who join the Biotech Program will be able to graduate high school by earning a debt-free 60-credit associate's and science degree with a Biotechnology Option. The Biotech Program has strategically aligned Pasea County Technical Institute with Pasea County Community College, forming the region's first high school to college dual credit associate and science degree. Biotechnology harnesses the power of biology to create new services and products. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics, the demand for biological technicians will grow five percent faster than average for all other occupations through 2029. In fact, Northern New Jersey's biotechnology sector is home to 50 percent of the state's biotechnology workers who earn on average $80,000 per year. The new State-of-the-Art 55,000-square-foot Biotech Innovation Center on the PCTI campus will be home to the Biotechnology Program. The Biotech Innovation Center will be home to New Jersey's first DNA Learning Center, which will provide PCTI students with cutting-edge technology and dependent classrooms, science labs, a bioinformatics lab, and a student supply chain incubator. The program will offer hands-on learning opportunities through our employer engagement with Biotech industry partners sponsoring work-based learning experiences, giving students the chance to learn in-demand skills. Our employer partnerships will cultivate the next generations of diverse and versatile biotechnology workers. Be a part of this exciting new program, inspiring success for a chance to advance, innovate, and develop life science solutions.