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和哈斯公司合作，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。该实验室作为一个合同研究组织，测试Rohm和哈斯开发的用于生物制药生产的新蛋白质。该项目将基于工作的经验纳入现有的科学课程，让学生接触最先进的仪器，并加强技术人员教育课程中的STEM内容。除了建立一个有效的生物技术培训设施外，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，为学生提供在公司设施进行培训的额外机会，制定一项评估学生学习和技能的实验室实践考试，并对社区大学和生物技术公司之间的战略伙伴关系模式进行试点测试。

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.