The Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center is a national partnership of organizations working to improve marine technical education, and in this way, help to prepare America’s future workforce for ocean occupations. Headquartered at Monterey Peninsula College (MPC) in Monterey, California, the MATE Center has been funded as a National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Center of Excellence since 1997. The MATE Center works with community colleges, high schools, universities, research institutions, marine industries, professional societies, and working professionals to facilitate the development of courses and programs based on industry-established guidelines. MATE is also actively working to increase the awareness of ocean-related careers and provide students, educators, workers, and employers with up-to-date information to assist them in making informed choices concerning their education and future.

How can you help?

This past year has been hard, both mentally and financially. We have moved from FIRST robotics (robots that were designed for "on land" use) and have moved to MATE (aquatic robots). This change has caused us to lose our association with companies such as Microsoft and NASA. In addition to losing the assistance of National Corporations, we have also suffered a loss of local support. Being a non-profit team, we rely on the donations of those in our communities, family and friends of students on the team, and local events. We can only ask so much from friends and family, and the community is beginning to go dry as a result of the economy. As an alternative method to generate funds, we have gained district approval to obtain capital from cryptocurrencies. This is where you come in! Below is a donation link where Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Dogecoin can be donated to Tech High Robotics—directly benefitting the team!