The Marine Science and Technology (MaST) Center is the marine laboratory for Highline College. MaST is dedicated to expanding knowledge about the Puget Sound and the surrounding environment through teaching, outreach, and research.
Located 4 miles south of campus at Redondo Beach and halfway between Seattle and Tacoma with easy access to a huge diversity of nearby habitats,our 2,500 square-foot facility offers public space, classroom, laboratories, office and research areas with state-of-the-art equipment 3,000 gallons of flow-through saltwater tanks, holding more than 250 species of local marine life.