Scott D. Schanz

Biology Instructor

When did you start working for NETC?  2002

What is your primary function/responsibility in your role at NETC? My primary responsibilities include teaching Biology classes (both online and in the classroom), preparing/updating those classes and labs, grading, advising students, attending meetings and in-service activities.

How will you help NETC accomplish its Mission to prepare the workforce of Chesterfield, Marlboro, and Dillon counties through education and training?  I teach transferable Biology classes that help prepare students for continuing their Education at a four-year college and/or preparing them for a career in healthcare with classes that are prerequisites for the LPN and ADN programs.

What is one interesting thing most people do not know about you (hobby, talent, place lived, places traveled, etc.)? I grew up in New Jersey, just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I have traveled to Las Vegas, New Orleans, Nashville, Louisville, Asheville, Atlanta, Charleston, Boston, the Florida Keys, and many other destinations.

What is a positive experience you've enjoyed while working at NETC? Seeing students learn how to find specimens using the microscope on their own, without assistance. Doing it for themselves is rewarding. Also, seeing students finish the Associate Degree at NETC, and then going on to a four-year college and graduate school.

What is a motivational thought you'd like to share with Prospective Students, Current Students, and/or Alumni? Have a career goal. Stay in College to achieve that goal. Avoid taking time off. I have seen countless students "take a semester off" for whatever reason, and that turns into a year, and then two years, and then five years, etc. Not that there is a right way and a wrong way, but there is definitely an easier way and a harder way.

Education, Past Positions & Experiences:
I earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in Anthropology from Dickinson College, and a Master of Science in Biology from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.
I taught high school Science and served as a Biology adjunct instructor at Burlington County College in New Jersey.

Tags: Sciences

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