This fall, Yavapai College Pre-Engineering Degree students will have the opportunity to put their skills to work with Yavapai County companies. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Yavapai College’s CTEC Campus an $855,350 Advanced Technical Education grant to create semester-long internships with local firms. The award will fund “Engineered for Success: Engineering Technician Training for Rural Arizona,” a three-year project designed to expand capacity for high quality engineering … [Read more...] about Yavapai College Pre-Engineering Students Learn and Earn in NSF Grant Internship Program
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Understanding the Importance of STEM Pathways in Today’s Job Market
It can be easily argued that STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math) pathways started almost 60 years ago with the launch of Sputnik that inspired generations of innovation in technology and engineering in the United States. Every president, from President Eisenhower to President Obama, has endorsed the need for STEM education for the U.S. to stay competitive in our global environment and remain as a global leader. A report from the Department of Education (March 2015) outlined the … [Read more...] about Understanding the Importance of STEM Pathways in Today’s Job Market
National Science Foundation Supporting STEM Programs
When opportunity knocks, what do you do? You answer it, of course. Well, opportunity is knocking in the form of a National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) grant awarded to Yavapai College’s Career and Technical Education Campus (CTEC) programs. The NSF grant will help fund internship programs for 10 students actively enrolled in the following programs: Computer Numerical Control, Electronics & Instrumentation, Applied Pre-Engineering, and Integrated … [Read more...] about National Science Foundation Supporting STEM Programs