SEEDBEd
The National Science Foundation awarded a grant of $384,581 to Tulsa Community College for the Stimulating Enthusiasm, Exploration, and Discovery through Biotechnology Education
(SEEDBEd) project.The grant runs from September 1, 2006 to August 31, 2009. The purpose of the SEEDBEd project is to stimulate a pipeline of biotechnology students at Tulsa Community College (TCC), leading to highly skilled biotech professionals in the region of northeastern Oklahoma and surrounding areas. SEEDBEd aims to adapt biotech-related learning materials to meet Oklahoma secondary science standards and implement them in middle and high schools; provide education for teachers to easily and effectively incorporate inquiry-based biotech experiments and discussion into their science curriculum; and provide students with a seamless educational pathway leading to a career in biotechnology.
Tulsa Community Biotechnology
During the summer of 2006, the Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education approved three new biotechnology degrees through Tulsa Community College. The three programs include: an Associate in Science, an Associate in Applied Science and a Certificate program for returning students with a bachelor degree.
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