North Hennepin Community College offers a A.S. degree in Biology to prepare students for transfer to a four-year institution with a junior standing in the sciences. This program prepares graduates to work as a biology lab assistant or to continue on to obtain the bachelors degree in biology or related biological science field.  

Through a partnership with Minnesota State University-Moorhead, graduates of the Biology degree can continue their education on the NHCC campus in Brooklyn Park and get a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Biotechnology - the only higher education degree of it's kind in the metro area public sector.