About MaST
Mission Statement
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To promote understanding, appreciation, and preservation of
the marine environment through hands-on research, education,
and community activities that highlights the beauty,
complexity, and importance of the South Puget Sound
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Historical Overview
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1960s—Highline
Community College developed an Undersea Diving Program which
taught students to be commercial divers. Graduates of the
program traveled the world and have worked in many exotic, and
sometimes not so exotic, locales. The program was phased out in
the early 1990s.
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Late 1990s to
2003—the facility was used to support research in Puget Sound
water quality and as a biology lab for Highline Community
College classes.
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Summer 2003—the MaST
Center was officially opened, using the current structure and
facility. Planning for a new facility began.
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Fall 2006—the MaST
Center was closed for construction of our brand new facility and
is due to reopen for Spring quarter 2008.
Last updated:
September 25, 2007
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