Expanding Career and Educational Learning in Information Technology (EXCEL-IT)

对科学、技术、工程和数学职业感兴趣的学生发现，从高中到社区大学再到四年制学位课程的过渡特别具有挑战性。大学早期和高中阶段的双学分计划可以帮助学生成功过渡到大学水平的工作。不断扩大的信息技术职业和教育学习(EXCEL-IT)项目将为华盛顿州一个多元化和经济困难地区的900多名高中生的大学水平工作做准备。该项目将包括由训练有素、获得认证和得到良好支持的教师使用混合在线/课堂结构在高中教授双注册IT课程。学生将能够获得高中和大学学分，以及参加免费的行业认可证书认证考试。该项目将在华盛顿州社区和技术学院委员会的支持下，为2+2+2 STEM学位课程的发展做出贡献。该项目的目标是直接解决合格IT专业人员日益短缺的问题，并为高中和大学提供有用的数据和实践，以招收更多和更多样化的学生群体，为IT职业做准备。

Students with an interest in science, technology, engineering, and math careers find transitions from high school to community college to four year degree programs to be particularly challenging. Early college and dual-credit programs in high school can support students in successfully transitioning to college-level work. The Expanding Career and Educational Learning in Information Technology (EXCEL-IT) project will prepare for college-level work over 900 high school students in a diverse and economically-challenged area of Washington State. The project will involve dual-enrollment IT courses taught in high schools by trained, certified, and well-supported instructors using a hybrid online/classroom structure. Students will be able to earn both high school and college credit, as well as take free certification exams for industry-recognized credentials. This project will contribute to the development of a 2+2+2 STEM degree pathway, with support from the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. The goal of the project is to directly address the growing shortage of qualified IT professionals and generate useful data and practices for high schools and colleges to recruit and prepare a larger and more diverse body of students for IT careers.