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MiraCosta and Cal State San Marcos present workforce pipelines: apprenticeships, dual enrollment and subsidized student housing

Economic Development Subcommittee · April 28, 2026
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MiraCosta College and Cal State San Marcos briefed Carlsbad’s subcommittee on expanded apprenticeship and dual‑enrollment programs, AI coursework and an affordable student housing allocation tied to workforce and social‑mobility goals.

Regional higher‑education leaders on Tuesday told Carlsbad officials they are expanding pathways intended to supply local employers with trained workers and to reduce the cost and time required to earn a degree.

Ben Gamboa, associate dean of career education at MiraCosta College, described a pilot biotechnology dual‑enrollment pathway that will allow some high‑school seniors to earn an associate degree by graduation and transfer into MiraCosta’s biomanufacturing bachelor’s program. "By the time that they're graduating as a senior, they will earn their associate's degree in biotechnology, and then they'll be able to…

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