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Grants |
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NWCET develops and implements a variety of grant projects designed to improve IT education primarily at community colleges.
Currently, NWCET is working on the following grants: |
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Strengthening Connections, funded by the National Science Foundation |
- This 2 year grant is for researching exemplary partnerships between industry and community colleges as well as disseminating
the results to faculty and administrators in user-friendly formats.
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IT Skill Standards: A new framework for the 21st Century IT Workforce, funded by the
National Science Foundation |
- This 1 year grant will result in an updated skill standards framework for IT professionals working in IT and non-IT industries.
- Read the skill standards project progress and findings to-date (updated November 16, 2006)
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The Center for IT Excellence, funded by the Washington State Board for Community
and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) |
- This annually awarded grant has been given to Bellevue College for a second year, and establishes the college as a state-wide
leader in IT education.
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Business Relations Database, funded by the Washington SBCTC |
- A one year best practice grant to create guidelines for the implementation of a business relations database for community colleges
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Recently Completed Grants |
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Upper Division Skill Standards, funded by the National Science Foundation |
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