San Diego Beer News highlights Illumination, a blonde ale from Protector Brewery that recently hit its stride thanks to a MiraCosta College BrewTech graduate. Owner Sean Haggerty credits the recipe’s improvement to the new hire, whose professional training came through MiraCosta’s Craft Brewing Technician certificate program. The BrewTech program, based at the college’s Technology Career Institute, prepares students for careers in San Diego’s craft beer industry by offering hands-on, accredited instruction. This local success story underscores how MiraCosta is directly shaping the next generation of brewers while supporting the region’s growing demand for skilled talent.