Laboratory Technician — Biological and Biotechnology
Klamath Community College
Public · Community college
The Laboratory Technician degree has separate medical/clinical and biological/biotechnology options. This profile covers the biological/biotechnology route, rather than promising eligibility for a clinical laboratory license.
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Preparation, time and schedule
Before you apply
Review biology, chemistry and laboratory mathematics preparation.
Your complete timeline
AAS; confirm the selected laboratory option. Prior credits, prerequisite placement and course availability can change your personal completion date.
Plan around the schedule
Campus-based; confirm the current timetable. Ask for the actual days, start times and required travel from Klamath Falls. Online coursework does not necessarily make laboratories or placements remote.
Application and selection
Use the official Laboratory Technician — Biological and Biotechnology page to review the current entry checklist. Ask whether a separate department application, selection process or cohort start applies before committing to enrollment.
Details checked September 15, 2026. Confirm current requirements with the provider.
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- Which required courses or placements are offered only once per year?
- Can you give me a written estimate covering every required term and practical expense?
- Which employment, transfer or licensing requirements remain after this award?
Published program length is not a personal completion estimate. Transfer credits, prerequisites, selection and course availability can change the timeline.
After the program
Biotechnology support roles vary by employer. Some biological technician roles require a bachelor’s degree; this route does not automatically qualify graduates for clinical laboratory practice.
Cost and outcomes
Published base; complete personal budget still needed
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Published tuition or budget base
2026-27 resident rates vary by course: lecture $125.50 per credit, lecture/lab $180.50 and lab $262. Nursing and surgical-technology lecture/clinical rates are $162.50/$415.50 per credit. Use your actual course mix; a single lecture rate cannot price the whole program.
Official tuition and cost information ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026
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No usable published earnings record has been verified for this program’s institution, credential and related field in the reviewed Census PSEO and June 2026 College Scorecard files. This does not establish poor outcomes or prove that no other source exists.
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