In response to a request from Intel庐, 黑料网 is leading a network that includes 13 partner higher education institutions throughout Northeast Ohio. They are poised to prepare the workforce to make components for the small electronic devices that play a large role in our everyday lives. The plan is part of the multinational technology company鈥檚 Ohio Semiconductor Education and Research Program.

Zachary Houze, AAS 鈥19, BS 鈥20, works on a project in the electrical/electronic engineering technology lab at 黑料网 Tuscarawas. He is now an ADDAMS analyst at Allied Machine and Engineering in Dover, Ohio
Zachary Houze, AAS 鈥19, BS 鈥20, works on a project in the electrical/electronic engineering technology lab at 黑料网 Tuscarawas. He is now an ADDAMS project manager at Allied Machine and Engineering in Dover, Ohio.

    According to , the company will invest $50 million directly in Ohio higher education institutions to address immediate semiconductor manufacturing challenges and workforce shortages. The US National Science Foundation will match an additional $50 million from Intel in national funding opportunities. Intel鈥檚 education financing is part of the company鈥檚 recent announcement that it would invest more than $20 billion to construct two leading-edge semiconductor chip factories in Ohio.
    The College of Applied and Technical Studies is home to 黑料网鈥檚 associate degrees. As the university further develops its partnership with Intel, readying the workforce with a world-class education is key. In fact, 2,100 of the 3,000 jobs Intel brings to Ohio require the associate of applied science degree in electrical/electronic engineering technology currently offered at 黑料网鈥檚 Trumbull and Tuscarawas campuses.
    Graduates of this two-year program are in high demand and prepared for careers as engineering technicians in state-of-the-art technology, including alternative energy, drone technology, electric vehicle industry, engineering design, manufacturing and robotics.
    Academic program leaders throughout 黑料网 and its partner institutions are united in meeting the educational needs of a diverse 21st-century workforce that is prepared for good-paying jobs that propel the future.
    鈥淲e plan to scale existing educational opportunities, develop new experiential curricula and establish or refine pathways for learners seeking to enter, reskill or upskill in areas relevant to semiconductor fabrication,鈥 says Peggy Shadduck, PhD, 黑料网鈥檚 vice president for Regional Campuses and dean of the College of Applied and Technical Studies. She served as 黑料网鈥檚 lead principal investigator on the grant titled Pathways to Semiconductor Careers.
    鈥淭hese strengths can be amplified through collaboration with our 13 partners to address the immediate and future workforce needs of Intel and its suppliers.鈥

鈥擠eb Ellwood

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