STCC offers free STEM workshops in July
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – HSI STEM at Springfield Technical Community College will offer free workshops for local middle and high school students in July.
The three workshops will be held on campus on the following dates and times:
- Designing Online Content, July 12-16, 10 a.m.-noon, or 2 p.m.-4 p.m.: Participants will learn how to create their own webpages using Google Sites and html. Participants will also learn proper typing method.
- Coding Camp, July 19-23, 10 a.m.-noon, or 2 p.m.-4 p.m.: Participants will learn how to code using Python. Participants will also learn to program Arduinos and iRobots
- Graphic Arts, July 26-30, 10 a.m.-noon, or 2 p.m.-4 p.m.: Participants will learn how to create T-shirts using screen printing. Participants will also learn airbrushing techniques.
To register, visit stcc.io/stemsummer.
Known as “HSI STEM at STCC,” the Hispanic and Low Income Transformed Education in STEM (HiLITES) project is funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The program aims to increase the percentage of Hispanic and low-income students entering, progressing, completing and transferring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.
STCC is a federally designated Hispanic Serving Institution, which means the college is eligible to apply for $2.75 million in federal grants to benefit all of its students. To be eligible, colleges must prove that at least 25 percent of full-time equivalent students are Hispanic.
For more information about the workshops, please contact Marta Burgos-Vega at (413) 755-5424.
Interested in applying to STCC? Visit stcc.edu/apply or call Admissions at (413) 755-3333.
About Springfield Technical Community College
STCC, the Commonwealth's only technical community college, continues the pioneering legacy of the Springfield Armory with comprehensive and technical education in manufacturing, STEM, healthcare, business, social services, and the liberal arts. STCC's highly regarded workforce, certificate, degree, and transfer programs are the most affordable in Springfield and provide unequalled opportunity for the vitality of Western Massachusetts. Founded in 1967, the college – a designated Hispanic Serving Institution – seeks to close achievement gaps among students who traditionally face societal barriers. STCC supports students as they transform their lives through intellectual, cultural, and economic engagement while becoming thoughtful, committed and socially responsible graduates.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Jim Danko, (413) 755-4812, jdanko@stcc.edu