The Puget Sound Consortium for Manufacturing Excellence works with industry and educational partners to ensure high quality, relevant, motivational education for the manufacturing technologists of the future. The program is funded through the National Science Foundation and housed at Shoreline Community College.

MESA provides enrichment opportunities in math, science, and engineering for underrepresented students in grades K-12 throughout Washington State.

The mission of the Education and Partnership Programs is to integrate the scientific content and procedures of the Center with research-based educational practices to create a comprehensive set of linked educational and partnership programs that enhance and promote scientific and technical literacy related to information technology. 

The Swinomish After School Cultural Program provides an early intervention after school cultural program designed to serve Native American children six to twelve years of age from the Swinomish Tribe located near La Conner, Washington. A language component will teach children their traditional language, Lushootseed. The program seeks to re-engage tribal youth in their traditional teachings, culture, and religion, relying on community and family involvement in activity development and implementation. The program is funded through the State of Washington Governor’s Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee and housed at the Skagit County Youth and Family Services Office.

The goals of Youth Take Heart are to engage students in social and ethical issues raised by cardiovascular research, the ethics of organ transplantation, gene therapy and other therapeutic approaches to cardiovascular disease. The project will develop a comprehensive middle and high school educational program covering anatomy and physiology, bioengineering, and biomedical research related to the circulatory system and cardiovascular disease. The program’s educational kits and curriculum modules will include scientific concepts, inquiry based lessons, and will be aligned with the Washington State Academic Learning Requirements.

Self in Motion is a program of the Hope Heart Institute, a non-profit organization at the forefront of cardiovascular research, prevention, and education. The Self in Motion program introduces 4^th and 5^th graders to a variety of activities that challenge them physically and mentally and that show them the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.