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Bio link evaluation for sff - national program survey 6-1-12
1. 2011-2012 National Biotechnology/Life
Sciences Program Survey:
Preliminary Results
SUMMER FELLOWS FORUM
JUNE 5, 2012
BY
CANDIYA MANN
SENIOR RESEARCH MANAGER
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC SCIENCES RESEARCH CENTER
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
2. Methodology
4th survey administration
1999, 2000, 2008, 2011-12
Survey method: paper through 2008, web in 2011
Open Nov. 28th, 2011 – May 25, 2012
Participants invited via:
Email invitations
Bio-Link website, Facebook, Twitter and listserv
Contacted programs that respondents listed
3. Respondents
97 Associate degree granting institutions
4 universities
4 international
2 high schools
Among the 97….
82 currently have a certificate/degree biotechnology program
Among the 82…
252 biotechnology programs!
4. Number of Programs and Students
1998-99 2006-07 2011-12
Number of colleges with 47 83 82
programs
Total students 1,075 3,101 3,357
Program size Mean: 23 Median: 25 Mean: 41, Median: 30
Range: 4-71 Range: 0-600 Range: 2-200
The programs are growing…
5. Who are the students?
Student Characteristics
1998-99 2011-12
62%
51% Mean age:
48% 27 in 1998,
29 in 2011
35%
22%
20%
14%
10% 10%
Gender: Percentage Ethnicity: Percentage Entering with a Entering with work International/foreign
Female Minority Bachelors degree or experience in
higher bioscience or related
field*
6. Examples of Program Titles
60 Degrees 39 Certificates
Associate of Science in Advanced Technical Certificate in
Biotechnology Biotechnology
Cell and Tissue Culture Certificate
Associates Degree in
Certificate in Biomanufacturing
Environmental Science Technology
Certificate in Bioprotection
Biotechnology Associate Degree in
Genomics Technology
Applied Science
Bioinformatics Certificate
Associate of Science in Clinical Research Professional
Environmental Sciences Certificate
Associates Degree in Agricultural Bioscience Regulatory Assurance
Biotechnology Technologist Certificate
Biotechnology: Forensic Science
Biotechnology Associate Degree in Option
Applied Science
7. Industry Collaboration
"In what ways does your program interact with industry?"
Participating on an advisory board 70%
Providing student internships 62%
Hiring company employees to teach college courses 35%
Helping with company projects in the school laboratory 19%
Using company laboratory facilities for student training 14%
Providing professional development for alumni 11%
Collaborating on arrangements, such as memoranda of
9%
understanding with local incubators
Serving as a contract research organization (CRO) for
9%
industry
Providing space for companies on the school campus 8%
Providing contract training 7%
Providing incubator space for start-up companies 6%
None of the above 4%
8. Other Types of Industry Collaboration
Responses to open-ended question
Employ graduates, host interns
Provide guest instructors, guest speakers, discussion panels for
career advice, informational interviews, company tours
Assist with curriculum development, advice about equipment
purchases and textbook selection
Attend student showcase events, participate in professional
development events
Provide equipment, grants, scholarships
Share equipment
Introduce biotech programs to new industry partners, market
programs
9. Internships and Collaboration
1998-99 2011-12
79% 78% 79%
Percentage of Programs
71% 73%
64%
57%
Require Offer internships Collaborate with Collaborate with
internships (Not asked in high school four-year
1998) bioscience bioscience
programs programs:
10. Support for Industry-Recognized Certification
In your opinion, would it benefit the students
in your program if they could obtain an
industry recognized certification?
Not
sure
No 10%
8%
Yes
82%
12. Where do the students go next?
Graduates with certificates (474) & degrees (719)
Secured employment in the bioscience industry: 52%
Transferred to a four-year institution: 29%
Left program without certificate/degree (560)
Transferred to a four-year institution: 20%
Secured employment in the bioscience industry: 9%
Completed the coursework needed to advance existing
bioscience career: 9%
13. Awareness of Bio-Link
96%: Heard of Bio-Link prior to survey
79%: Bio-Link has been helpful to their college
14. How Bio-Link Was Helpful
"Please review the list below and mark the ways in which Bio-
Link has been helpful."
Contacts with colleagues made through Bio-Link
68%
network
Information on Bio-Link website 60%
Attendance at Summer Fellows Forum 53%
Information obtained from Bio-Link at regional or
50%
national conference
Bio-Link sponsored or arranged professional
38%
development workshop
Help with a grant proposal 27%
Direct consulting assistance from Bio-Link or a Bio-
27%
Link partner
Contacts with local industry made with Bio-Link help
14%
or information
15. Other Ways Bio-Link Was Helpful
Themes from Responses
Sample Quotations
to Open-Ended Question
Referrals to workshops and “Bio-Link is useful to me in terms
of networking and benchmarking.”
partnerships
“Bio-Link provides models and
Webinars on grant writing
examples to emulate, especially
with regard to how to interact and
Curricular materials work effectively with industry
partners.”
Course-in-a-box
Bio-Link listserv & Facebook “The course-in-a-box has been
tremendous to me for a basic
Fostering a sense of techniques course in
biotechnology.”
community
16. How Respondents Have Changed Due to Bio-Link
“Are you or your institution doing anything differently as
a result of your interactions with Bio-Link?”
Modified course content
Implemented professional development workshops
Developed new certificates
Outreach/articulation with high schools and universities
Instituted Bridge-to-Biotech program
Re-defined grant application due to Bio-Link feedback
17. "Please indicate your level of interest in the following Bio-Link
services."
High Interest Some Interest Low Interest No Interest
Online clearinghouse 68% 26% 5%
1%
Science education pipeline models 66% 27% 6%1%
Career videos 65% 27% 8%1%
Models of college engagement with industry 61% 28% 10% 1%
Career website 61% 28% 9% 3%
Professional development 60% 29% 9% 3%
"Courses-in-a-box" 54% 34% 4% 8%
Online interactive community 53% 31% 15% 1%
Developing faculty internships 52% 32% 13% 3%
Online courses 46% 35% 15% 4%
Consulting 46% 35% 14% 5%
Equipment Depot 45% 38% 12% 5%
Discounts for group purchasing 39% 38% 18% 5%