The Miramar Amgen Teacher Support Center 's (MATSC) mission is to inspire, educate, and prepare students and teachers in the life sciences. MATSC is a Career Technical Education (CTE) Program managed by the Southern California Biotechnology Center @ Miramar College in San Diego, California.

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	Southern California Biotechnology Center @ Miramar College

	LSSI Program Evaluation In 2011, a formal program evaluation, funded by the San Diego Foundation, looked at the impact of the program on teachers.
Click here to view the evaluation summary & slides.

Awards and Recognition

Theodore E. Small Workforce Partnership Award
In 2009, the San Diego Workforce Partnership was honored as the Grand Prize Winner of the Theodore E. Small Workforce Partnership Award for the Life Sciences Summer Institute by the National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB). The award represents the highest recognition of workforce investment boards around the nation that advance innovative partnerships with their business communities.

Practices with Promise Award
In 2009, the Amgen Bruce Wallace Program received Practices with Promise award from the Campaign for College Opportunity (CCO). CCO, is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization solely devoted to ensuring that the next generation of college-age students in California has the chance to go to college as promised by the state 1960 Master Plan for Higher Education. The program was listed as #1 of 15 nationally recognized programs.