Biology & Biotech Lab Technician at Forsyth Technical Community College

What traits are you looking for in a biology tech school? To help you decide if Forsyth Technical Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology tech program.

Forsyth Tech is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has a total student population of 7,587.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biology & Biotech Lab Technician section at the bottom of this page.

Forsyth Tech Biology & Biotech Lab Technician Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Biology Tech (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Biology Tech

Forsyth Tech Biology & Biotech Lab Technician Rankings

Biology Tech Student Demographics at Forsyth Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology tech majors at Forsyth Technical Community College.

Forsyth Tech Biology & Biotech Lab Technician Associate’s Program

40% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of biology tech associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biology tech only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at Forsyth Tech may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 25% more women than average.

Forsyth Tech does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biology tech graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Forsyth Technical Community College with a associate's in biology tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Biology & Biotech Lab Technician

Biology & Biotech Lab Technician majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Forsyth Technical Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Careers That Biology Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Forsyth Technical Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Biological Technicians	2,240	$45,640

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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