MiraCosta College
Topics and Credentials:
Websites and Contacts
InnovATEBIO member(s):
Barbara Juncosa
Articulation:
Courses transfer to the college(s) listed below:
Students at community colleges in Southern California have pathways to transfer into the Mira Costa Bachelor's Degree Program.
Bachelor's of Science Mira Costa graduates can transfer to graduate programs at:
- Keck Graduate Institute
- Cal Poly SLO
- Cal State San Marcos
- Azusa Pacific University
- Jefferson Institute of Bioprocessing
Where have our graduates been hired?
(Includes internships)
Abbott, Abenza, Active Motif, Advanced BioHealing, Agilent, Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services, Alere, Allele Biotechnology, Amylin, Argonaut Manufacturing Services, Autogenomics, Avista, B. Braun Medical, BD Biosciences, Beckman Coulter, Biocept, Biolegend, Bionano Genomics, Bio-Techne, CB Therapeutics, Cellipoint Bioservices, Centix Lab, Chroma Code, Cibus, Cue Health, Epic Sciences, Eurofin PSS Insourcing Solutions, Fulgent Genetics, Gallant Quality Control, Genentech, GenMark Dx, GenProbe, Gilead / Kite Pharmaceuticals, Hologic, Illumina, Immune INC, INOVA Diagnostics, International Immunology Corporation, Mesa Technologies, Millipore-Sigma, MoBio, MarDX, Navigate Biopharma Services, Nitti Denko Technical Corporation, NKGen Biotech, Notum NB, Pfizer, Prometheus Laboratories, Quidel, The Salk Institute, Sanford Burnham Institute, Sartorius Stedim Biotech, The Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Sea Spine, Sendex Medical, Spectrum Chemical, Stemgent, Sterling Pathology, Synteract, Synthetic Genomics, ThermoFisher Scientific (formerly Life Technologies), Trilink Biotechnology, Turnstone Biologics, UCSD, Viacyte, Vical, Vista Biologicals, XOStem Biotech
Program description:
The Biotechnology program at MiraCosta College provides both the theoretical background and practical experience necessary to gain employment in the biotechnology industry. Career paths include research, development, quality control and assurance, manufacturing, analytical testing, and lab technician work.
New Bachelor's degree program
The college is now offering a bachelor's degree in biomanufacturing. The program builds upon the associate degree program in biomanufacturing, allowing students who complete the associate degree or equivalent course work from other colleges to enter as juniors and earn a baccalaureate. Information about the program, including eligibility requirements, the application process, and upper-division tuition, is available under Bachelor's Degree.
MiraCosta College
Oceanside
CA
Key Links
This program has an industry advisory board
K-12 Partners
School Partners (non-members):Oceanside Unified School District: El Camino High School and Oceanside High School
Grant Support:
- DUE 9250992 Laboratory Instrument for a Community College Biotechnology Program
- DUE 9454512 Planning Grant for an Advanced Biotechnology Education Center
- MiraCosta College currently partners with NIIMBL on a grant titled: WE-BET Workforce Expansion in Biomanufacturing Emerging Technologies
- California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) – Project: Increase Diversity, Equity, and Advancement in Cell Based Manufacturing Sciences (IDEA-CBMS)
- California Apprenticeship Initiative (CAI) – various projects to fund pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeships in biotech, food safety, and regenerative medicine
- San Diego Foundation – Project: Science & Technology program for historically underrepresented students
Award Type(s):
NSF-ATE
State Grant
US Department of Labor (DOL)
Other
