Biotechnology High School
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 Biotechnology High School
Biotechnology High School
Biotechnology High School
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| 5000 Kozloski Road Freehold, NJ 07728 |
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| Type | Public, magnet, vocational |
| Established | 2005 |
| School district | Monmouth County Vocational School District |
| Principal | Sean Meehan |
| Faculty | 23.0 FTEs |
| Grades | 9th-12th |
| Enrollment | 322 (as of 2014-15) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.0:1 |
| Website | School website |
Biotechnology High School (BTHS), or commonly referred to as Biotech, is a four-year comprehensive vocational public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades in Freehold Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Monmouth County Vocational School District (MCVSD). Its curriculum boasts a rigorous science program, consisting of eight different science classes spread over four years, designed to prepare students to pursue further education in biotechnology and the natural sciences. Emphasis is placed on research, laboratory skills, critical thinking, problem solving, technology, and teamwork. Over 90% of the 2009 graduates selected college majors in the life sciences. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 2005. Since graduation of its first class in 2009, it has consistently been ranked one of the best high schools on the East Coast and in the United States by national media outlets. According to the national high school rankings report published annually by U.S. News & World Report, the school currently ranks as second best in New Jersey, and fourteenth in the nation, for the 2016-17 academic year.
As of April 2007, it became an official International Baccalaureate Organization school, offering the IB Diploma Programme to all students. BTHS is the only high school in New Jersey in which 100% of students are IB Diploma Candidates. Most of the courses taken in junior and senior year are IB courses, which are comparable to Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Courses taken freshman and sophomore year prepare students for IB. At the beginning of their junior year, students declare either an IB Chemistry or IB Physics concentration, which requires two full years of study accumulated in an exam session. Depending on the course and plan of study, IB exams for other courses are administered in the spring of their junior or senior year. Students also complete a full-time senior mentorship under an employer of their choice during their last month before graduation.
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