Establishing a Chemical Laboratory Technician Program at Mt. San Antonio College

该项目建立了一个化学实验室技术员（CLT）计划，导致艺术学位在山副学士。圣安东尼奥学院（SAC山）。为了实现这一目标，该方案正在开发四门新课程，正在购买原子吸收光谱仪和气相色谱仪，并正在举办暑期教学讲习班。拟议的新课程工作是由该项目的咨询理事会成员推荐的，并根据化学实验室技术员的需要选择了当地工业代表。所要求的仪器正用于支持学生教育和实验室活动。为了促进该计划，夏季讲习班提供给潜在的新生和当地高中教师。这些讲习班向当地高中做广告，并正在实施一项积极的招生计划。 从这个CLT计划的毕业生将得到充分的培训，以追求在各种科学行业的职业生涯。对于那些希望继续接受教育的人，与波莫纳的加州理工大学签订了衔接协议，并为SAC山学生攻读学士学位提供了无缝过渡。与其他地方加州州立大学和滨江的加州大学的衔接协议正在讨论中。 Mt SAC是一所西班牙裔服务机构（HSI），拥有超过40，000名学生。 山SAC的规模和学生人数允许提供一个独特的机会，以提供科学教育的人的颜色，协助提高当地的生活水平，并增加在科学事业中代表性不足的西班牙裔的数量。

This project establishes a Chemical Laboratory Technician (CLT) Program leading to an Associate of Arts degree at Mt. San Antonio College (Mt SAC). To accomplish this goal the program is developing four new courses, is purchasing an Atomic Absorption Spectrometer and a Gas Chromatograph, and is conducting instructional summer workshops. The proposed new course work was recommended by the project's Advisory Council Members and selected local industry representatives as necessary for Chemical Laboratory Technicians. The requested instrumentation is being used to support student education and laboratory activities. To promote the program, summer workshops are offered to potential new students and local high school faculty. These workshops are advertised to local high schools and an active student recruitment program is being pursued. Graduates from this CLT program will be sufficiently trained to pursue careers in a variety of scientific industries. For those persons wishing to continue their education, an articulation agreement exists with California Polytechnic University at Pomona and provides a seamless transition for Mt SAC students to pursue a baccalaureate degree. Articulation agreements with other local California State Universities and the University of California at Riverside are under discussion. Mt SAC is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) with an enrollment of over 40,000 students. Mt SAC's size and student population allows the unique opportunity to provide a science education to people of color, assist in improving local living standards and increase the numbers of underrepresented Hispanics in scientific careers.