sentences:  Willamette's Master of Arts in Teaching program had both a full-time and part-time option with four focuses in early childhood, elementary for grades 3 to 8, middle level for grades 5 to 9, and secondary for grades 7 to 12.A part-time MAT option called Aspire was added in 2004.The university closed the program because the university could not continue to offer a quality educational program due to financial issues and an uncertain market for teachers.