ATE is Advanced Technological Education. With an emphasis on two-year colleges, the National Science Foundation's ATE program focuses on the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy.

2025 Equity & Excellence: Access in Higher Education Conference

Conference

July 14 Denver, CO

AHEAD is excited to announce its 48th annual conference, Equity & Excellence: Access in Higher Education, as an in-person professional development and networking event. Presenters and participants from diverse fields, including education, technology, law, scholarship, and government, will gather in Denver in July. Registration will open in mid-March. 


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Biotechnology Instructor Academy: Insights into Industry

Workshop

July 14 Houston, TX

Interested in knowing more about industry, so that you can be better prepared in the classroom? Attend the Biotechnology Instructor Academy, where you can gain practical experience, industry insights, and technical proficiency, enabling you to deliver high-quality biotechnology education that prepares students for success in this growing field, including preparing students for the Biotechnology Aptitude and Competency Exam, BACE using Skill Builders.

Participants will choose between two specialized tracks:

  1. Track 1: Introduction to Biomanufacturing – Covering foundational biotech processes, quality control, and regulatory standards essential for large-scale production aligned with Biotechnology.
  2. Track 2: Advanced Techniques – Exploring aseptic techniques, advanced manufacturing, cell culture methods, and advanced laboratory instrumentation to enhance classroom instruction aligned with Biotechnology 2, Sci Res &Des or Research, Internship.

All participants will:

  • Develop a Biotechnology Career Pathway
  • Explore resources aligned to 3rd party certifications
  • Gain exposure to laboratory automation

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Esri User Conference

Conference

July 14 San Diego, CA

The Esri User Conference (Esri UC) is the premier place for GIS professionals and enthusiasts to learn and connect through the shared perspective of geography. Explore training for all levels, discover new insights and innovative technology, and connect with peers and experts.


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Intermediate Summer CyberCamp

Student Event

July 14 Pleasant Hill, CA

The Bay Area Cyber League in conjunction with the Bay Area Community College Consortium are hosting this week-long, in-person Intermediate Summer CyberCamp for high-school and community college students. 

Ideal campers will have basic computer skills, but little to no cybersecurity experience is necessary. It is recommended that the camper participate in the Introductory Camp as the concepts do build on each other from week to week.


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Intermediate Summer CyberCamp

Student Event

July 14 Petaluma, CA

The Bay Area Cyber League in conjunction with the Bay Area Community College Consortium are hosting this week-long, in-person Intermediate Summer CyberCamp for high-school and community college students. 

Ideal campers will have basic computer skills, but little to no cybersecurity experience is necessary. It is recommended that the camper participate in the Introductory Camp as the concepts do build on each other from week to week.


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AWS AI Pathways Info Session

Webinar

July 15 Online

Join on July 15 at 12:00 PM EST for a special National AI Consortium call to learn about our newest skilling pathway in collaboration with AWS, launching this summer. This online pathway will equip both faculty and students with hands-on experience in Generative AI, offering content for all skill levels—from prompt engineering basics to building enterprise-level applications. Get a preview of what’s available for the 2025–2026 academic year, explore real-world use cases, and receive launch and access details.


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2025 STEM Educator Energy Institute at Central Carolina College

Workshop

July 15 Pittsboro, NC

The goal of the STEM Educator Institutes is to provide STEM Educators with renewable energy lessons, classroom equipment, and a unique hands-on learning experience to take back to their students. The events are funded by the CREATE Energy NSF ATE National Center. Any STEM educator of middle school through college is invited to apply.

The Central Carolina Energy Institute Includes:

  • Hotel accommodations for two nights (Tuesday and Wednesday)
  • Lunch provided each day 
  • $575 stipend paid to each participant upon completion of the institute (for travel and meal expenses)
  • Equipment awards valued at up to $1200 available to each participant funded by the CREATE Energy NSF ATE National Center


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Implications of Artificial Intelligence for Educators

Workshop

July 17 Lawrenceville, NJ

This workshop empowers university, community college, and high school faculty, staff, counselors, and academic advisors with the knowledge and tools to effectively integrate AI into their teaching practices and curriculum development. Participants will explore practical applications of AI, including lesson planning, designing engaging and interactive content, creating dynamic assessments, and customizing individualized student learning experiences. Additionally, the workshop will highlight how to enable students to use AI in ethical and productive ways across various disciplines.

Through hands-on activities, collaborative projects, and real-world examples, faculty will gain a deeper understanding of AI’s transformative role in education. They will also explore new forms of student engagement, ensuring responsible AI use in both teaching and learning environments. This workshop prepares educators to harness AI to enhance classroom instruction, streamline administrative tasks, and equip students with the skills needed to navigate an AI-driven future.


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NCyTE Monthly Meeting

Meeting

July 18 Online

AI Impact on the NICE Work Roles & Cybersecurity Workforce with Dr. Vincent Nestler, Associate Professor, California State University, San Bernardino.

Please register to attend.


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Battery Electric Vehicle Summer Institute

Conference

July 21 Dayton, OH

Faculty will apply to participate through an online registration page on the project website. To participate, faculty members must provide a letter of support from their home institutions certifying support of their participation and must:

  • Teach at an ASE Education Accredited postsecondary institution
  • Hold an ASE certification in an area affected by electric vehicle technology
  • Have at least two years of experience teaching automotive technology
  • Agree to integrate new concepts related to electric vehicles into their curricula as a result of attending the professional development activities
  • Agree to report student demographics and outcomes data regarding the effects of secondary school outreach activities and the use of new materials for project reports
  • Agree to participate in assessments of the project and focus groups conducted by the external evaluator to inform continuous improvements
  • Attend Monday evening dinner and all three days of institute

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HI-TEC 2025

Conference

July 21 Minneapolis, MN

Supported by the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (NSF ATE) program, HI-TEC is a national conference on advanced technological education where secondary and postsecondary educators, counselors, industry professionals, trade organizations, and technicians can update their knowledge and skills. Charged with preparing America’s skilled technical workforce, the event focuses on the preparation needed by the existing and future workforce for companies in the high-tech sectors that drive our nation’s economy.


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Micro Nanotechnology Health and Safety Workshop 2025

Workshop

July 21 Pasadena, CA

This summer MNT-EC is again offering a two-day workshop in partnership with the University of Minnesota – Environmental Health Sciences Division. 8:30am to 4:30pm Central Time. Topics currently planned for each day:

  1. Occupational Hygiene Principles Applied to MNT
  2. Measurement of Airborne and Colloidal MNT Particles
  3. Preventing Exposures to MNT Particles
  4. Practical Applications of MNT Health and Safety Principles

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Implications of Artificial Intelligence for Educators

Workshop

July 21 Tucson, AZ

This workshop empowers university, community college, and high school faculty, staff, counselors, and academic advisors with the knowledge and tools to effectively integrate AI into their teaching practices and curriculum development. Participants will explore practical applications of AI, including lesson planning, designing engaging and interactive content, creating dynamic assessments, and customizing individualized student learning experiences. Additionally, the workshop will highlight how to enable students to use AI in ethical and productive ways across various disciplines.

Through hands-on activities, collaborative projects, and real-world examples, faculty will gain a deeper understanding of AI’s transformative role in education. They will also explore new forms of student engagement, ensuring responsible AI use in both teaching and learning environments. This workshop prepares educators to harness AI to enhance classroom instruction, streamline administrative tasks, and equip students with the skills needed to navigate an AI-driven future.


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ATE Projects and Centers





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Advanced Manufacturing Technologies topics include:

  • Additive manufacturing
  • Automotive manufacturing
  • General manufacturing
Ag/Env

Agricultural and Environmental Technologies topics include:

  • Agriculture and aquaculture
  • Environmental technologies
  • Natural resources
  • Nuclear power
  • Solar energy
  • Wind power
Bio/Chem

Bio and Chemical Technologies topics include:

  • Biotechnology
  • Chemical and process technologies
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Engineering Technologies topics include:

  • Electronics and controls
  • General engineering
  • Marine technologies
  • Materials technologies
  • Optics
  • Space technologies
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General Advanced Technological Education topics include:

  • Evaluation
  • Learning research
  • Recruitment
  • Teacher preparation
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Information and Security Technologies topics include:

  • Geospatial technologies
  • Information and communications technologies
  • Logistics
  • Security, information assurance, and forensics
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Micro and Nanotechnologies topics include:

  • MEMS
  • Microsystems
  • Semiconductors
 

Program Description:

The Commercial Building Energy Analysis and Audits program at City College of San Francisco prepares students to conduct energy audits, evaluate building systems for efficiency, analyze energy data, and apply financial and business strategies in audit reporting. The program is divided into 15 modular courses designed for a community college level student. These courses are adaptable and can be selected, reorganized, or offered in a shorter format to suit individuals with experience in construction, architecture, HVAC, building operations, or mechanical engineering.

Course Description:

This course, from the BEST Center and City College of San Francisco, teaches the fundamentals and concepts of HVAC with an emphasis on types of equipment and conveyance. Topics covered in this course include conversion of units; concept of work power, and energy; psychrometric processes and calculations; thermodynamic laws and heat transfer principles; sensible and latent heat...


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This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, covers the general concepts of size and scale by discussing the micro and macro worlds. The activity focuses on using scale bars as this is "the most common feature when presenting nanoscale structures or naonoscale science." Students will also learn about different scales of measure which is fundamental to learning about nanotechnology. A Teacher Preparation Guide and PowerPoint slides are included.


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This 9-page unpublished paper, provided by Northwestern Connecticut Community College (NCCC), discusses the impact of NCCC's grant project that aimed to increase "student interest and capability to enter STEM programs and technical careers by building a pipeline from middle school to high school, on to college and into the workforce." For the project, NCCC partnered with Torrington High School to provide teachers with support and professional development training, externships in industry, and materials and funds needed to implement technical lessons into classroom instruction. The paper goes into detail on the project and its results, describing the impact it had on teachers, students, and curriculum development at Torrington High School. Included are excerpts from interviews with high school teachers that participated in the project.

Classroom materials developed as a part of the project are available to view separately.


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In this activity, provided by Digital World Biology, students use free, online biotechnology resources to investigate how well different commercial antibodies might work against SARS-CoV-2 variants. Students will first use NextStrain.org to locate and detect the spike proteins of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants. Next, they will "use iCn3D and BLAST to align the sequence of the variant spike protein to a sequence of a spike protein that is bound to a commercial antibody." After identifying mutations in the antibody binding site, students will then compare "chemical bonds that would be formed between the original amino acid and the antibody with the predicted bonds that could be formed by the variant amino acid and predict whether their antibody will be effective against their variant."

Included is a 3-page instructor guide detailing each step of the activity, a 2-page student instructional sheet, activity materials, such as data spreadsheets, and an informational video on using...


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This 172-page resource was developed as a reference guide for the IT Skill Standards 2020 and Beyond project grant, explaining in step-by-step detail how to collaborate with employers to develop future-facing technical skill standards and then use that work to align curriculum to workforce needs. This guide also provides a hard copy of the final version "products" the grant created (KSA+Ts - knowledge, skills, abilities, and tasks, key performance indicators, employability skills, student learning outcomes, and degree expectations).

A companion report on the impacts and outcomes of the ITSS project is available to view separately.


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Active ATE Centers 19
Active ATE Projects 279
ATE Resources 6,908
   
New Projects/Centers 64
New Resources 221

ATE Resources by Subject Area

ATE Events by Subject Area

 
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New Issue: Community College Journal


The June/July issue of the American Association of Community Colleges’ (AACC) Community College Journal is now available online and in print through subscription. A featured publication by AACC, this journal provides contemporary information, insights, strategies, and connections for those in academia, industry, government, and workforce development.

The latest issue highlights:

  • The impact of leadership within the community college setting and how to foster its development
  • Data availability and how states can strengthen information systems
  • Strategies to achieve a sustainable work-life balance as a leader
  • The importance of succession planning and pathways within community colleges
  • Artificial intelligence as a tool for reflection and supporting leadership
  • An exemplar on connecting students through an innovative, digital campus portal

AACC's June/July publication of the Community College Journal can be accessed online here, and archived issues can be viewed in AACC’s library.


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Upcoming Event: Microsoft AI-900 Train-the-Trainer Bootcamp


In a collaborative effort, Microsoft and the National Applied AI Consortium (NAAIC) will be offering a free two-day "AI-900 Train-the-Trainer" bootcamp on July 11 and July 18, 2025. This event will assist community college educators in teaching Microsoft Azure AI Fundamental to students. The bootcamp will provide attendees with live interactive instruction lead by a certified trainer, tools to assist in preparation for the AI-900 certification, and access to coursework, learning resources, materials for hands-on experiences, and peer support. 

Applications are due July 7, 2025. Training will occur July 11 and July 18, 2025 from 9:00 AM–3:00 PM EDT. Faculty and educators from U.S.-accredited community colleges are encouraged to apply here.


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NAAIC's 2025-2026 Mentorship Program: Now Accepting Applications


The National Applied AI Consortium (NAAIC) is now accepting applications for its 2025-2026 mentorship program. Selected community colleges will receive guidance in creating, implementing, and maintaining an artificial intelligence (AI)-focused associate degree, with support from faculty, NAAIC, industry, and business partnerships. Additional features of the mentorship program include travel funds to attend NAAIC's yearly AI Summit, access to resource repositories and professional development opportunities, and support for curriculum genesis and execution.

The deadline for submission is August 1, 2025.

Learn more about eligibility and apply here on NAAIC's website.


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Upcoming Event: HI-TEC 2025


Online registration for this year’s HI-TEC (High Impact Technology Exchange Conference) is currently open through July 10, 2025.

HI-TEC 2025 will be held July 21-24 at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Supported by the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (NSF ATE) program, this annual conference focuses on preparing the nation’s current and future workforce of skilled technicians. HI-TEC will bring together educators, industry leaders, trade organizations, and professionals to collaboratively address the evolving demands of technological landscapes and advanced technological education. The conference will explore a wide range of concepts across sectors, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, biotechnology, and advanced manufacturing.

HI-TEC will feature two days of pre-conference workshops and specialized interest groups on July 21 and 22, followed by over 100 breakout sessions on emerging areas, workforce development trends, strategies for engaging learners, addressing current challenges in education, and partnerships between academia and industry. Attendees will have the opportunity to network, interact with...


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