Do the instructors have you use microscopes for biology in college?

ofc

well depends on what your degree is and what course you are taking.

basic courses are:

Molecules and Cells, 25%
Heredity and Evolution, 25%
Organisms and Populations, 50%

while the more advanced will deal with actual microscopes rather than just a theoretical study… this may vary from college to college though

well, its biology for non majors. heres the description : A non-majors introductory course that applies biological concepts to issues of everyday life. Concepts considered include scientific method; ecosystems and energy flow; organization, structure, function, behavior and evolution of organisms; inheritance; disease;

deffo no microscopes, at most it’s gonna be a slideshow of examples :D

Yes, all the time. For my biology studies I use light and phase contrast and confocal microscopy, and in the past I have done some electron microscopy also