Great Plains Technology Center

Biomedical

Two young women with warm, friendly smiles are posing together in a classroom lab.
Teacher and student are engaged in examining a skeloton in the Biomed lab.
A group of diverse students are gathered around a laptop, engaged in a collaborative learning or discussion session in a classroom.

Who can attend?

 High School

You will learn to:

  • Interact with medical professionals during observation visits to the Emergency Room, Radiology, and other hospital settings
  • Solve medical mysteries by designing and performing advanced laboratory experiments using math and science
  • Perform DNA fingerprinting, genetic transformations, and protein analysis

Location

Lawton - Main Campus

Description

Biomedical Science students learn through the exciting Project-Lead-the-Way (PLTW) curriculum that will provide you engaging hands-on projects and experiences. You'll learn bio-informatics, human medicine, and an in-depth study of the human body. You will also study advanced math courses that may include Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-AP Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus and advanced science courses that may include Anatomy and Physiology, AP Chemistry, AP Biology and AP Physics. When you complete this program you will have been exposed to a diverse curriculum that will better equip you to choose a major at the college/university level. You'll also have the strong math and science foundation needed to be prepared to enter a college/university program in a science-related field.

Career Focus

 You begin this two-year program in your junior year in high school. It is an academically intense, project-based program that focuses on the biomedical field. You will be able to test for college credit through AP courses and successfully transition to post-secondary education.

Cost of Attendance Summary 

Secondary (High School) Students

  • Tuition: Free
  • Student Estimated Expenses: $100.00

Class Hours

This program may be taken as a half-day session, either in the morning or afternoon, depending on availability and the student’s individual needs. Morning sessions run from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., and afternoon sessions run from 11:50 a.m. to 2:50 p.m.

For more information, visit with your high school counselor, or use any forms of the communications below to schedule an appointment with a Career Counselor.

Lawton Campus
Student Resource Center

Call: 580-250-5535

Email: studentresourcecenter@greatplains.edu

Walk-in or Postal:
Great Plains Technology Center
Attn:
Student Resource Center
4500 SW Lee Blvd.
Building 100, Room 107
Lawton, OK 73505

Applying for this Program

Scott Nelson, Biomedical Science and Medicine Instructor

Scott Nelson
Instructor

Contact:
580-250-5642 
snelson@greatplains.edu

Great Plains Technology Center
4500 SW Lee Blvd.
Lawton, OK 73505

Useful Information

Program Begins

August 

"I enjoy that we, as instructors, are provided with the resources we need to teach our classes. I also enjoy teaching students that want to be in our program." 
Scott Nelson, Instructor