The College-Company Connection: Bringing Real-World Work Experience to Students through Strategic Partnerships

蒙哥马利县社区学院(MCCC)与Rohm and Haas公司合作，正在创建一个内部实验室服务设施，为MCCC的生物技术学生提供现实世界的培训机会。该实验室作为一家合同研究机构，测试罗姆和哈斯公司开发的用于生物制药制造的新蛋白质。该项目将以工作为基础的经验融入现有的科学课程，让学生接触最先进的仪器设备，并在技术员教育课程中加强STEM内容。除了建立一个有效的生物技术培训设施，该项目还加强了MCCC的生物技术课程，为地区高中或社区大学教师提供暑期实习机会，为学生提供更多在公司设施的培训机会，开发用于评估学生学习和技能的实验室实践考试，并试点测试社区大学和生物技术公司之间的战略合作模式。

Montgomery County Community College (MCCC), in partnership with Rohm and Haas company, is creating an in-house laboratory service facility to provide MCCC's biotechnology students with real-world training opportunities. The laboratory functions as a contract research organization to test new proteins developed by Rohm and Haas for use in biopharmaceutical manufacturing. The project is incorporating work-based experiences into existing science courses, exposing students to state-of-the-art instrumentation, and enhancing STEM content in technician education courses. Besides establishing a working biotechnology training facility, the project is enhancing MCCC's biotechnology curriculum, providing summer internship opportunities for regional high school or community college teachers, providing students with additional training opportunities at company facilities, developing a laboratory practical exam for assessing student learning and skills, and pilot testing a strategic partnership model between a community college and a biotechnology company.