Health and BioScience Academy

The Health and BioScience Academy is a proposed magnet high school with a curriculum focused on bioscience and healthcare. Evergreen Public Schools is partnering with Southwest Washington Medical Center to provide students with opportunities for hands-on educational experiences.

The Academy is intended to prepare local students for high-demand, living wage jobs in the fastest growing industry in the United States. Ten of the 20 fastest growing occupations are healthcare-related, and healthcare is one of the largest employment sectors providing 14.3 million jobs. Healthcare is expected to generate 3.2 million new jobs between 2008 and 2018, more than any other industry, largely in response to rapid growth in the elderly population. It is hoped that the Academy will provide healthcare services for local residents, strengthen the local community by bolstering the local tax base, and help to ensure that Vancouver and Clark County are able to meet the challenges presented by the aging of their population.