Biochemical Excellence in Science and Technology (BEST)

密尔沃基地区技术学院（MATC）正在解决地方和国家的倡议，以增加学生的数量过渡到学士学位的STEM学科通过生物化学卓越的科学和技术（BEST）计划。该项目的主要目标是加强理学副学士学位课程，并为学生提供不同的学位课程，尤其是生物化学科学。所有STEM领域的入学人数预计都会增加。这个为期五年的项目提供了一系列的招聘、学术支持和丰富活动，以确保学生在学术上的成功，并在教育和研究相结合的情况下激发学生探索科学和技术职业道路的兴趣。它包括面向高中高年级学生的暑期讲习班、面向大学生与四年制院校和企业合作的研究实习，以及面向高中教师和辅导员的以stem为重点的专业发展课程。该项目对所有人开放，但少数民族、妇女和其他代表性不足的人群是招募的主要目标群体。BEST计划通过课程开发和与研究机构的重要合作伙伴关系，为学生的学习和研究提供了一种模式。过渡性实习在MATC和当地高校之间建立了更强的转学关系。更重要的是，这对技术人员的数量有更广泛的影响，以满足威斯康星州商业和工业的劳动力发展需求，生化科学和技术提供了该州增长最快的一些就业机会。

Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) is addressing local and national initiatives to increase the number of students transitioning to baccalaureate degrees in STEM disciplines through the Biochemical Excellence in Science and Technology (BEST) program. The primary goals of this project are to strengthen the Associate of Science degree program and offer students different tracks within this degree, most notably in the biochemical sciences. Enrollment in all STEM fields is expected to increase. This five-year project offers an array of recruitment, academic support and enrichment activities to ensure academic success and stimulate interest as students explore career pathways in science and technology when education and research are integrated. It includes summer workshops for high school seniors, research internships for college students in cooperation with four-year institutions and businesses, and a STEM-focused professional development course for high school teachers and counselors. The program is open to all, but minorities, women and other under-represented populations are major target groups for recruitment. The BEST program provides a model for integrating student learning and research through development of curriculum and key partnerships with research institutions. The bridge internships create stronger transfer relationships between MATC and local colleges and universities. More importantly, there is a broader impact on the number of technicians to meet the workforce development needs of Wisconsin business and industry, where biochemical science and technology provides some of the fastest growing job opportunities in the state.