Mentor-Connect has selected its 11th cohort of mentee colleges. During a December 6 video conference Principal Investigator Elaine Craft praised the mentee teams from 24 colleges for choosing to do “such important work for your students, your college, and your employers, and for this country. You work in two-year community and technical colleges. You are on the front line of providing highly skilled technical and a knowledgeable technical workforce that is critical to the economy and security of our country and its territories.”
From January through September 2023, Mentor-Connect will provide the teams with mentoring and technical assistance to prepare proposals to the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education program. Each college team has two faculty members; most also have a college administrator and grant professional involved in planning the technician education innovation.
The Cohort 11 Teams are:
Antelope Valley |
CA |
Brookdale Community College |
NJ |
Butte College |
CA |
Community College of Allegheny College |
PA |
Clover Park Technical College |
WA |
Collin College |
TX |
Gateway Community College |
CT |
Georgia Piedmont Technical College |
GA |
Green River Community College |
WA |
Hawkeye Community College |
IA |
Highland Community College |
KS |
Johnston Community College |
NC |
Kilgore College |
TX |
Lake Superior |
MN |
Lakeland Community College |
IL |
Minnesota North College |
MN |
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College |
MS |
Oregon Coast CC |
OR |
Prince George Community College |
MD |
Renton Technical College |
WA |
San Diego Miramar |
CA |
Virginia Western Community College |
VA |
Western Wyoming |
WY |
Wor-Wic Community College |
MD |
Mentor-Connect Expands Geographic Impact of ATE Program
With the addition of 24 teams in Cohort 11, Mentor-Connect’s reach grows to a total of
During the past 10 years Cohorts 1-9 have been awarded almost $50 million in Advanced Technological Education grants from the National Science Foundation.