Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Centers
With an emphasis on two-year colleges, Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Centers focus on the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that
drive the nation’s economy. The Centers support curriculum development;
professional development of college faculty and secondary school teachers; career pathways to two-year colleges from secondary schools, and from two-year colleges
to four-year institutions.

CAPT (Center for the Advancement of Process Technology) supports the development of a highly skilled technician workforce for the process industries including: oil and gas exploration and production, refining, chemical manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and more. CAPT fosters partnerships linking industry, education, and government. www.captech.org

CARCAM (Consortium for Alabama Regional Center for Automotive Manufacturing) and its five community college partners have developed and now offer a degree in Automotive Manufacturing Technology.CARCAM is a resource for curriculum, faculty development, and student recruiting into STEM disciplines. The Center works closely with industry and education partners, promoting seamless transitions into manufacturing technician programs. www.carcam.org

CTC (Convergence Technology Center) pulls together the strengths of regional and national educational institutions as well as business and industry partners to create a pool of qualified convergence technicians who can design, build, test, secure, and troubleshoot communication infrastructure and devices both for enterprise and home markets. www.convergencetechnologycenter.org

SC ATE (South Carolina Advanced Technological Education) provides a “one-stop shopping” website for accessing best practices and exemplary materials for recruiting and retaining
students, as well as for teaching engineering technology (ET). In addition, SC ATE provides resources for students and for businesses that hire associate degree ET graduates. www.scate.org

Amatrol is the world’s leader in skill-based, interactive technical learning.
Their comprehensive learning solutions range from engaging high school students in the learning of basic science and math to teaching hands-on skills in the latest, highly sophisticated motor drives. Their interactivity, both in equipment and computer-based learning solutions, integrated with strong alignment to
industry needs, is what makes Amatrol the industry’s leading technical education provider.

URL: www.amatrol.com

Austin Community College Department of Electronics and Advanced Technologies offers programs and degree plans in Automation, Bioinstrumentation, Electronics, Engineering Technology, Networking/Computer Electronics, Power Technology, Renewable Energy, and Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology.

URL: www.austincc.edu/electronics/degrees.php

Bourne Research specializes in market research for emerging technologies. Bourne Research is a trusted intelligence for global leaders seeking strategic information on emerging technology trends and their business impact. Its founder, Marlene Bourne, has authored two award-winning books, MEMS & Nanotechnology for Kids and A Consumer’s Guide to MEMS & Nanotechnology.

URL: www.bourneresearch.com

CORD (Center for Occupational Research and Development) is a national nonprofit agency providing innovative change in education. Through needs assessments, curriculum design, technical assistance, and faculty development, CORD can provide customized, effective solutions that are as unique as the challenges that you and your students are facing.

URL: www.cord.org

Engineering Education Service Center (EESC) provides information resources to promote, guide, and stimulate interest in engineering and technology. EESC offers consultation, workshops, and publications that apply across all technical fields. Its director, Celeste Baine, is the award-winning author of four books including the popular title, Is There an Engineer Inside You?.

URL: www.engineeringedu.com

eSyst is a National Science Foundation-funded project that supports the development of courses and instructional materials with an “electronics systems” point of view. The goal is to invigorate electronics curriculum to insure students graduate from electronics programs with the skills desired by themselves and their employers.

URL: www.esyst.org

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded by inventor Dean Kamen in 1989 to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. The organization delivers accessible, innovative programs that build self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills while motivating young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and maths.

URL: www.usfirst.org

FPGA Mission Assurance Center focuses on Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) to provide an excellent mechanism for high schools through the graduate level to teach concepts of digital logic in a hands-on environment. The Center leads a consortium that conducts research, delivers education, and provides direct project assistance to ensure success of FPGA developments.

URL: www.fpgamac.com

Lab-Volt provides laboratory materials for Aerospace, Chemical, Communications, Electrical, Electronics, Electric Power, Manufacturing, and Mechanical disciplines. Their hands-on products comprise courseware with theory and applications to
match the needs of industry and research, and integrate computer and web-based curriculum and powerful system simulations for online learning.

URL: www.labvolt.com

MATEC NetWorks is a National Science Foundation Resource Center focused on the advancement of semiconductor, automated manufacturing, and electronics education. Their digital resource library, free online
webinars, and TechSpectives Blogs are available to keep you up-to-date with emerging technologies and educational issues. Join the NetWorks community of education and industry partners dedicated to the ongoing development of a highly skilled workforce.

URLs: www.matecnetworks.org

MVCC (Mohawk Valley Community College) is home to Highly Automated Technology Education – The Future is Now. This National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Project focuses on the creation of course, curriculum, and laboratory materials to enhance current and newly developed technology programs

URL: www.mvcc.edu

The National Center for Telecommunications Technologies (NCTT) is an Advanced Technological Education Center of Excellence in the instruction of Telecommunications Engineering Technologies housed within Springfield Technical Community College. NCTT is charged with leading a national collaborative of business and education partners to develop and disseminate an always relevant, industry-driven curriculum to teach and train tomorrow’s Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) technicians and technologists.

URL: www.nctt.org

National Instruments (NI) is committed to enhancing engineering and science education worldwide by providing educators and students with powerful graphical system design software and modular hardware to connect the curriculum with the real world. NI offers resources to educational institutions to support laboratories, research, and student programs and competitions.

URL: www.ni.com

New York’s Tech Valley is a region that stretches from the Canadian border near Montreal to just north of New York City, brimming with opportunity and excitement. Tech Valley offers rewarding career and business prospects, world-class educational, hospitality, and research facilities, and a fantastic quality of life.

URL: www.techvalley.org

OP-TEC (National Center for Optics and Photonics Education) is a consortium of two-year colleges, high schools, universities, national laboratories, industry partners, and professional societies. The Center is establishing a national infrastructure for developing and supporting widely disseminated educational programs in cutting-edge, high-demand technologies that require photonics.

URL: www.op-tec.org