The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $617,138 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the Virginia Community College System Office, doing business as Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC). The grant, with an award date of September 1, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2027, aims to support the revitalization and growth of NVCC's welding program. Specifically, the funding will be used to (1) redesign and resequence the welding curriculum with input from industry, (2) develop a welding fabrication capstone course, (3) provide co-curricular welding opportunities for students, and (4) implement a high school outreach strategy to recruit students for the welding career pathway. This project intends to improve welding instruction at NVCC to help meet the regional demand for welders caused by an aging workforce, particularly in the growing data center construction industry in Northern Virginia.
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