Under the federal spending bill signed by President Joe Biden, New Jersey Institute of Technology on Thursday said it will receive $1.3 million for new initiatives that will bolster engineering education, as well as manufacturing and mechatronics apprenticeship training.
The two new NJIT initiatives include the community college pre-engineering network initiative, which will develop community college-serving programs to strengthen the pathway and readiness for traditionally underserved students to pursue a science, technology, engineering and mathematics degree.
Also included is the advanced manufacturing and mechatronics workforce development initiative, which will provide upskilling to individuals from underserved and economically disadvantaged communities for in-demand jobs and will advance manufacturing capabilities throughout the state.
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