MiraCosta College

Degree / Certificate and Credential(s): 
Biomanufacturing
Certificate
Associate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Bioprocess Laboratory Technology
Certificate
Biotechnology Research and Development
Certificate
Associate's Degree
Laboratory Skills
Certificate
InnovATEBIO member(s): 
Barbara Juncosa
Program Website(s): 
Biotechnology at MiraCosta College Biomanufacturing Bachelors degree at MiraCosta College
Grant Support: 
Laboratory Instrument for a Community College Biotechnology Program DUE 9250992, Planning Grant for an Advanced Biotechnology Education Center DUE 9454512 MiraCosta College currently partners with NIIMBL on a grant titled: WE-BET Workforce Expansion in Biomanufacturing Emerging Technologies
Award Type(s): 
NSF-ATE
State Grant
US Department of Labor (DOL)
Other
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Location: 
MiraCosta College Oceanside CA

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Graduates from this program have been employed by or interned at: 
Abbott, Advanced BioHealing, Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services, Alere, Amylin, Argonaut Manufacturing Services, Autogenomics, Beckman Coulter, CB Therapeutics, Epic Sciences, Genentech, GenMark Dx, GenProbe, Gilead / Kite Pharmaceuticals, Illumina, INOVA Diagnostics, International Immunology Corporation, Mesa Technologies, Millipore-Sigma, MoBio, MarDX, Prometheus Laboratories, The Salk Institute, The Scripps Research Institute, Sanford Burnham Institute, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Stemgent, Synteract, Synthetic Genomics, ThermoFisher Scientific (formerly Life Technologies), UCSD, Vical, Vista Biologicals
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.
Blogs by Program's Current and Past Members: 
Built with Biology: Race Against the Clock
Community College participants at Race Against The Clock

Time is running out. We need to stop global warming from heating the earth’s temperature by another 1.5 °C before it’s too late. We must do this no later than 2050, preferably sooner, and we’re already late to the party.

Race Against the Clock (RATC) is a call to our future leaders, i.e ... Read more

Resources for teaching cell and gene therapy
Cell and Gene Therapy Skill Standardds

The Workforce Expansion in Biomanufacturing Emerging Technologies (WE-BET) initiative (NIIMBL Project 2.2-152) has been working to address the challenge of expanding the workforce for producing cell-based and gene therapies. Recently, WE-BET published two documents that will helpful for colleges ... Read more

Biotechnology classes at-home edition - MiraCosta

Note:  This article was written by Daria Sharko, a biotech student at MiraCosta College in California. Ms. Sharko contributed the photos as well.

Having biotechnology classes during the pandemic took an unexpected turn in Fall 2020. As an international student ... Read more

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