Technical Education

The Ion District, a technology park in Houston established as a joint project between the city and Rice University, will host tuition-free classes this fall for certifications from CompTIA and Google IT.

Makerspaces at the Community College of Allegheny County, Westmoreland County Community College, Penn State New Kensington and Indiana University of Pennsylvania help businesses get tech-based products off the ground.

A $1.3 million grant from the Economic Development Administration will fund renovations to turn an old building into a state-of-the-art workforce training center for data analytics, cybersecurity and other fields.

Among the education-related bills signed by Hawaii Gov. Josh Green this week was HB503, which calls upon the state board of education to assess when, and whether, to make computer science a graduation requirement.

St. Vrain Valley School District, Adams 12 Five Star Schools, Weld RE-3J School District and the Estes Park School District will add more courses, remote learning and industry mentors in IT and advanced manufacturing.

A data platform company has announced several new partnerships and content features as part of a push to make free training courses in software development and database technology available to more learners globally.

Luther High School, a private religious school in La Crosse, will teach students about base manufacturing technologies, smart sensors and devices, control systems, connectivity, networking, automation and data analytics.

A new report from the software company EducationDynamics pulls data from the National Center for Education Statistics to predict which higher ed programs will experience the most enrollment growth over the next decade.

West Virginia University's Statler College of Engineering is putting on a summer camp to introduce K-12 students to engineering concepts and immerse them in a collaborative problem-solving environment.

Now in its second year, the program gives vision-impaired students Windows-based laptops with assistive technology to learn text-based coding and run through password-attack and credential-harvesting simulations.

A science center in Detroit will use money from NASA to build an immersive learning experience called "Urban Skies — Equitable Universe: Using Open Space to Empower Youth to Explore Their Solar System and Beyond."

Technical College of the Lowcountry intends to expand programs in cybersecurity, computer technology and accounting while adding new ones in precision manufacturing, EV technology, automated systems and supply chains.

A career program that offers students private-sector internships and summer employment in growing industries such as technology and health care will expand to a quarter of New York City's public schools.

Louisiana State University's online and continuing education program is working with a Florida company to upskill current IT professionals and offer tools for people interested in IT careers.

AI's potential to create personalized learning experiences, as well as reactive and proactive coaching and tutoring tools, could help institutions meet expectations of adult online learners and raise completion rates.

A New York community college has unveiled plans for a 130,000-square-foot facility to train students for jobs in industries such as automotive and transportation tech, offshore wind, HVAC and semiconductor manufacturing.

Career and technical education programs in fields like information technology and health care are multiplying while surging tuition costs, the prospect of loan debt and availability of jobs deter students from college.

With support from a local redevelopment commission, a career center at Logansport High School in Indiana is giving students space to work with tools used in advanced manufacturing, construction and other fields.