Technical Education

The university was one of seven to receive a grant through NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Project Space Technology Research Initiative, which will support the Artemis program.

The 41,000 square-foot building at the college's Williamson campus will house classrooms and lab space for programs in information technology, networking, cyber defense, data analytics, nursing, art and graphic design.

To accommodate a rising demand for child care services in the county, the public vocational school will host a second location for York Day Nursery, an early childhood education nonprofit.

A school district in Florida has established a career academy to fast-track high school students for EPA and OSHA certifications as installers and mechanics of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning technology.

Fulton County School System has opened two new STEM-focused high schools, Global Impact Academy and Innovation Academy, to train students in fields such as medicine, engineering, media and education technology.

East Tennessee State University and BlueCross BlueShield have partnered on a two-year bachelor's degree program in computing, while Southern Adventist University will offer a master's program in applied computer science.

Part of the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering in Bloomington, Ind., the new $35 million center dedicated by Indiana University will study robotics, complex networks, health and social media.

The CU Hyperloop team is one of 12 in the world that will compete in the “Not-A-Boring” competition, hosted by Elon Musk’s The Boring Company, to dig tunnels through which a remote-operated car could pass.

Researchers created an educational video game for middle and high school students to enter simulated environments, collect and analyze samples, and study where ticks and Lyme disease could spread with climate change.

Washington State University and the University of Washington will head new research geared toward using artificial intelligence to solve problems associated with climate change and real-time machine learning.

The University of Maryland has equipped buoys with sensors to detect passing whales, with the intention of asking nearby ships to slow down or heavy construction to stop. In time, companies may schedule work around them.

As part of a STEM program at Enid High School in Oklahoma, a fabrication lab is expanding students' conception of technology careers with design software, 3D printing, esports, cybersecurity and other disciplines.

Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, Iowa this fall is offering an associate's degree of applied science in cybersecurity, hoping to fill the need for IT security in both private and public sectors.

The state department of education's new strategic plan would require every high school to offer at least one computer science class by 2023, with scholarships and incentives for teachers to learn how to teach it.

In partnership with the University of Louisville and various other institutions nationwide, the college will offer a six-month course funded by the National Security Agency starting this fall.

After one year and $12 million in renovations on a four-story building, the district is preparing to open the Erie Center for Arts and Technology to train high school students in digital arts, and adults in tech fields.

With nearly $15 million in state and local funding, Kentucky has established a new technical training center in Irvine to train students for work in computer science, IT, mechanics and other tech-integrated careers.

Hoping to make Bay County a hub for underwater systems, AMIkids Panama City Marine Institute in Florida offers students hands-on experience with manning remotely operated vehicles and reading the software that runs them.