Technical Education

For fiscal year 2021, UC San Diego and San Diego State University used $1.64 billion in research funding to integrate different sources of energy into power grids, to improve lab tech on research vessels and to study COVID-19.

An affiliate of the national nonprofit TECH CORPS, the Student WEB CORPS program enlisted technology professionals to teach Ohio high schoolers about web development, project management and employability skills.

Wayne High School in Ohio will use ESSER funding to build three career tech labs which will allow students to experience hands-on education within fields such as welding, HVAC and construction.

Germanna Community College and the University of Mary Washington in Virginia are exploring the potential for college preparatory laboratory schools focused on subjects such as business technology and cyber training.

Recent federal legislation gives the National Science Foundation $10 billion to create roughly 20 regional technology hubs, which could mean STEM funding and scholarships for institutions like Columbus State University.

The online university will use a grant from the tech industry consortium Reboot Representation Tech Coalition to support more Black, Latina and Indigenous women to complete IT degree programs.

Connecticut high school students were building drones last week in a summer workshop for the Career Pathways program, designed to give them experience, including internships or apprenticeships, before graduation.

Using grants from Cook County and a state nonprofit, a suburban Chicago school district is installing solar arrays on its campuses so students can learn about power generation and the photovoltaic process.

Major tech companies are working with the American Association of Community Colleges to strengthen AI programming in institutions across the country by offering funds to build labs and develop courses.

The STEPs4GROWTH program at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, funded by the American Rescue Plan, will train workers in 16 counties across the state to qualify for clean energy sector jobs.

As part of the Verizon Skill Forward initiative, a nonprofit will offer free online training in both technical and soft skills at Kingsborough, LaGuardia and the Borough of Manhattan community colleges.

The first class of the new BlueSky Tennessee Institute are pursuing bachelor's degrees in computer science from East Tennessee State University, but their classes and training will all be in Chattanooga.

Organizations like the nonprofit CSforALL want computer science education to incorporate more artificial intelligence and data science, as those are increasingly critical tools for public, private and nonprofit sectors.

An early college program that allows high schoolers to earn associate’s degrees concurrently with their diplomas has seen success in Colorado, fast-tracking students for careers in IT, cybersecurity and other fields.

Institutions such as Clark State College, Wittenberg University and Global Impact STEAM Academy have worked with nonprofits and businesses to design programs to address regional workforce needs.

With $280 billion for high-tech research and semiconductor manufacturing, among other things, the CHIPS and Science Act could boost university programs in microelectronics, smart manufacturing and industrial engineering.

With over 60 plug-in hybrid or electric vehicles on the market, a new degree program at the university will teach students about design controls and operating characteristics so they can do maintenance and repairs.

Several institutions in Western New York are partnering with other colleges and universities to expand access to online and in-person degree programs in fields such as cybersecurity, digital media and digital forensics.