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Cal State Fullerton Gets $1.4M for Career Pathways Projects

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The funding comes as part of a California program to tackle issues of equity in higher ed and the workforce. But it faces a shortage of workers with the necessary technical qualifications—in part because the field is so new and in part because it is highly interdisciplinary, combining biology, chemistry, engineering, and manufacturing.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Associate Engineering Program at Wright College (EPW) Part of the City Colleges of Chicago, Wright College is home to an engineering cohort program that has grown from nine students at its inception to 550 today. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). “We We are an affordable institution.

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The 50 most in-demand skills for graduates of your master’s programs

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2: Computer Science. In second place, we have computer science. Computer science skills appear among both the fundamental and emerging skills. Computer science” ranked first among fundamental skills, with 13.46% of job postings requesting professionals with this skill. Learn more.

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Why growing demand doesn’t guarantee success for cybersecurity programs

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The grad programs presidents and provosts are prioritizing. UMGC’s graduate certificate in systems engineering ) to supply graduates with these in-demand skills. Computer Science. Software Engineering. Computer Networks. Cloud Computing Security. Top skills taught in relevant job postings. 2019 – Oct.

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SJSU Public-Private Partnerships Boost Enrollment and Community Relationships: Changing Higher Ed 193 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson

The Change Leader, Inc.

An internationally recognized Latina leader, President Teniente-Matson is a champion of student success initiatives, diversity, equity and inclusion, civic engagement, and experiential learning. Our engineering program, for example, the average GPA to come into the program is over a 4. So they all go to work.

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How to ‘democratize education’: Stanford’s free online course gains 30,000 students in 3 years

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When it comes to high earning potential, degrees in data and computer science are among the hottest assets a bachelor’s student can earn. Specifically, a computer science degree from Stanford is the tenth-best for high pay, according to the HEA Group and College Scorecard.