Last week, the National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices announced six states—Indiana, Iowa, Montana, New Hampshire, Utah and Washington—will participate in the 2016… Continue Reading Utah receives grant from National Governors Association to work on replicating Utah Aerospace Pathways project in other industries
Career and Technical Education (CTE) consists of technical training and education in shorter intervals–from less than one year to two years–and prepares students for specific skills… Continue Reading USHE provides over 70% of Career and Technical Education in Utah
The bottom line: if you’re a high school student interested in STEM, commit to it and get as much math as you can in high school. Continue Reading Math and graduation: Interested in STEM? Get going on math
In 2001 the Legislature established an Engineering and Computer Technology Initiative within the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) to increase the number of students… Continue Reading Engineering and Computer Technology Initiative receives new funding
The latest report from Payscale.com compares the projected return on investment (ROI) of a college education from public versus private colleges. While a degree from… Continue Reading New study projects ROI for public colleges will surpass private colleges by 24% in 2025
While at Utah’s Hill Air Force Base last week on Friday, April 3, President Obama talked about the new Solar Ready Vets Program, which will… Continue Reading President Obama highlights SLCC’s Green Academy/Energy Institute during visit to Utah
The Utah Cluster Acceleration Partnership (UCAP) program provides funding to public colleges and universities and applied technology colleges—and now also K-12 school districts, charters and… Continue Reading Utah Cluster Acceleration Partnership announces $3.45M in 2015 grant funding available
Utah’s STEM industries are growing (STEM=Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). According to the Utah Department of Workforce Services, most job growth since the Great Recession occurred… Continue Reading Modern STEM facilities in higher education are critical to Utah’s future
Last week, ACT published a report titled The Condition of STEM 2014, in which they analyzed data from 2014 high school graduates who took the ACT.… Continue Reading STEM interest and achievement among Utah’s 2014 high school grads
The Board of Regents met on Wednesday, August 19 to prioritize this year’s capital development requests from USHE institutions in preparation for the 2015 legislative session.… Continue Reading Regents prioritize STEM building proposals in support of state’s economic priorities