Synopsis
With a focus on two-year Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs), the Advanced Technological
Education (ATE) program supports the education of technicians for the high-technology
fields that drive our nation's economy. The program involves partnerships between
academic institutions (grades 7-12, IHEs), industry, and economic development agencies
to promote improvement in the education of science and engineering technicians.
The ATE program supports curriculum development; professional development of college
faculty and secondary school teachers; career pathway development for both students
and incumbent workers; and other activities including applied research projects that
advance the knowledge base related to technician education.
The ATE program encourages proposals from minority serving institutions as well as
other institutions that support the recruitment, retention, and completion (certificate,
degree, program) of the full spectrum of diverse talent that society has to offer,
which includes underrepresented and underserved communities, in STEM technician education
programs that award associate degrees.
Learn more about ATE at NSF.gov
Marion Tech's NSF-ATE Programs
Marion Tech currently offers training in the following programs made possible in part
through grants funded by the National Science Foundation.
