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Wentworth Institute of Technology to Drop Pre-Calculus Admissions Requirement for STEM Programs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Those looking to apply to Wentworth are required to have four years of English, a mathematics course on the level of Algebra II, and one laboratory science course under their belt. high school graduates in 2019 (40%) had completed precalculus/mathematical analysis. And only 16% of graduates had completed calculus that year.

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Hewlett Foundation Awards $20M to Diversify Cybersecurity Field

Insight Into Diversity

Cybersecurity, like many STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields, has been historically male-dominated and lacks diversity. Additionally, a 2019 report by the same organization, “ Women in Cybersecurity ,” found that women hold only 24 percent of cybersecurity positions.

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Preparing for the Next 330 Years (letter)

Inside Higher Ed

The concept of expanding the university’s offerings in computing, data science and applied science, detailed in a November 3 article , is not a new one. For more than a decade, student interest and enrollments in these and adjacent fields have been increasing exponentially at the university.

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Our Community Turns to LCCC

Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.

One example of this employer and program connection is the new Bachelor of Applied Science in Smart Industrial Automated Systems Engineering Technology. This new applied bachelor’s degree was developed in direct response to employer needs.

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