Mill Supplies, Inc.

Technical colleges serve a vital function in STEM education by training workers for medium- and high-skilled technical careers and providing employers the labor necessary to operate and maintain thriving business venturesA curriculum developed with the elements of a systems-based approach results in a program more relevant to the needs of the institution, its students, and industry partners—and avoids the pitfalls of programs designed without a plan or process in placeTo achieve validity and reliability, curriculum assessment tools should be conduits to collect critical feedback from students, graduates, and the industries and academic partners servedResearch was undertaken to design and evaluate an associate degree-level STEM workforce education program at the *** of bio-energy/bio products, electrical systems and maintenance, and wastewater treatment plant operations to name only but a few,