This Project Grant award of $554,945 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will support Middlesex Community College (MCC) in designing an Associate of Science (AS) degree program focused on robotics and automation. The goal is to create an employment pipeline and foster career development for MCC's diverse student population, including high school students in dual enrollment classes. The project will utilize industry partnerships and the Business and...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education federal grant program (CFDA 47.076) provides $1,139,270 to develop new training programs for manufacturing technicians. The Research Foundation of the City University of New York, on behalf of New York City College of Technology, will introduce new content into existing design, manufacturing, and materials science courses focused on advanced manufacturing technologies. This...
The National Science Foundation awarded Hennepin Technical College a $349,578 project grant under the STEM Education (47.076) program to develop an Automation Robotics program. The college will create new courses, stackable certificates, and modify curricula in consultation with industry to align with advances in Industry 4.0 manufacturing standards. Mobile training labs will expand access to automation robotics and mechatronics education. The program aims to accommodate nontraditional...
This $307,758 National Science Foundation project grant will support the College of the Mainland in developing a two-year Robotic Process Automation Career Training (RPACT) program. The program will offer stackable credentials, including a Workforce Occupational Skills Award and Certificate in Robotic Process Automation technology, to prepare students for in-demand technician careers in this rapidly growing field. Through its STEM Education program, the National Science Foundation aims to ensure...
This $650,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the development of new curricula and hands-on learning experiences focused on Industry 4.0 advanced manufacturing technologies. Led by Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, the project aims to prepare students and incumbent workers for careers in manufacturing technician roles in sectors such as agriculture, food and beverage processing, and oil and gas. Key deliverables...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), provides $158,342 to New York University to develop new training content for existing manufacturing technician education courses. The university will introduce virtual and hands-on experiential learning exercises as well as tutorials on advanced manufacturing technologies including computer-aided design, additive manufacturing, and engineering...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $343,209 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to Virginia Western Community College. The grant funds the development of a novel Agriculture Technology (Ag-Tech) Career Studies Certificate (CSC) program that merges mechatronics and agriculture disciplines to grow a regional workforce for precision agriculture. The 3-year project aims to serve the national interest by advancing the workforce readiness of agricultural...
This Project Grant award of $347,688 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education Program (CFDA 47.076) supports Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GPTC) in developing a one-year pathway for high school dual enrollment students to earn two college certificates in the growing field of mechatronics. Over the three-year project, 60 students will be recruited to participate, with a focus on economically disadvantaged and underrepresented students in STEM. The award will align...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) project grant award of $649,647 to Erie Community College aims to strengthen the technician workforce pathway for the semiconductor industry, other vacuum technology-reliant industries, and research organizations. The project will achieve this through three objectives: 1) providing professional development opportunities in vacuum technology for community college and high school faculty, 2) developing and assessing new...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award for $649,999 funds Macomb Community College to develop automotive technician education programs focused on electric, automated, and connected vehicles. The project leverages a previous NSF-funded Electric Vehicle (EV) certificate program to create a new associate degree program in EV technology, upgrade the EV certificate, and develop new certificates in Connected Automated Vehicles (CAV) and Cybersecurity. The program targets...