Community Colleges Helping to Meet STEM Demand

By R A Johnston. Adults faced with retraining for careers, especially in the critical areas of science, technology, engineering and math, are more frequently heading to community colleges, writes Cherise Lesesne in Diverse. These two-year degree programs are sought not only by high school graduates, but also by many who already have university credits and degrees.
It’s the result of a far-thinking design approach by the community colleges, Lesesne explains. Many of them have designed practical career-training programs that quickly lead students into proficiency with tech skills they need for work. Although they offer general humanities courses, most community colleges have specialized in medical, industrial and other engineering-related programs. Called STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) programs, these certificate courses are drawing far beyond the community college’s usual base of students. Read more...