To learn more about biotechnology, educational programs, and careers, you can consult your school counselor, science and career-technical education teachers, school and local libraries, and people who work at local biotechnology companies. In addition, many resources are available to you on the Internet; some of these are listed below.
North Carolina Educational Offerings
- North Carolina Public Schools Career-Technical Education
www.ncpublicschools.org - North Carolina Community College System
www.nccommunitycolleges.edu and www.ncbionetwork.org - University of North Carolina System
www.northcarolina.edu - College Foundation of North Carolina
www.cfnc.org
Career Student Organizations
- FFA (Agricultural Education)
www.ffa.org and www.ncffa.org - FCCLA (Family and Consumer Sciences Education)
www.fcclainc.org and www.ncfccla.com - HOSA (Health Sciences Education)
www.hosa.org - SkillsUSA (Trade and Industrial Education)
www.skillsusa.org and www.ncskills.org - TSA (Technology Education)
www.tsaweb.org and www.nctsa.org
Biotechnology in North Carolina
- North Carolina Biotechnology Center
www.ncbiotech.org - North Carolina Biosciences Organization (NCBIO)
www.ncbioscience.org - North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research (NCABR)
www.ncabr.org
Biotechnology in General
- Access Excellence About Biotech
www.accessexcellence.org/RC/AB - Access Excellence Biotechnology Websites
www.accessexcellence.org/RC/biotech.html - Biospace
www.biospace.com
Biotechnology Institute
www.biotechinstitute.org - Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
www.bio.org