Research

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The CoE for ICT works with the National Workforce Center of Emerging Technologies develop and implements a variety of grant projects designed to improve IT education primarily at community colleges. Current project and research summaries are available for review.
CPATH Planning Grant:  Building A Community to Revitalize Community College Undergraduate Computing Pathways

This work concentrates on barriers community college students frequently encounter when attempting to complete mathematics requirements for transfer to a four institution, when a bachelor’s degree in computing science is the desired outcome.

Activities and Findings of CPATH Planning Grant (Word Document)

From STEM to Stern: An Education to Industry Research, Action, Change Project to Develop Long-Term Employer-Education Partners

The study was designed to examine the extent to which the associate degree is a meaningful credential for entry and advancement in these positions in the context of local labor markets and employers.

STEM to Stern (Word Document)

A National Resource Center Project Funded by NSF

The project is designed to research and create a web-based resource that engages educators as well as students and employers, and allows for the development and networking of teaching, learning and assessment around real-world based digital samples of workplace scenarios.

View prior grants and research projects.

Centers of Excellence

Developing partnerships among business, industry and education to meet the future needs of Washington State.