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Let us define STEM. A common definition is
STEM education is an interdisciplinary approach to learning where rigorous academic concepts are coupled with real-world lessons as students apply science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in contexts that make connections between school, community, work, and the global enterprise enabling the development of STEM literacy and with it the ability to compete in the new economy (Tsupros, 2009). Ergo, UTI fits the definition of STEM education.
Why is STEM important in today's society?
In 2009, the United States Department of Labor listed the ten most wanted employees. Eight of those employees were ones with degrees in the STEM fields: accounting, computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, information sciences and systems, computer engineering, civil engineering, and economics and finance. According to the U. S. Department of Commerce, STEM occupations are growing at 17 percent, while others are growing at 9.8 percent. Health care workers with associate degrees to doctors of medicine will average 20 percent more in life time earnings than peers with similar degrees in non-health care. A glance at 2010 starting salaries for engineers with $57,100 for civil engineers to $60,054 for chemical engineers, however the 2015 report states that automotive engineers start at $67, 956, which is strong evidence that STEM related jobs can be financially rewarding careers for our children and individuals seeking career change.
Now back to UTI. It is a technical school that trains individuals in every aspect of the transportation industry, everywhere. Here are a few of the programs offered:
1) Auto 2) Collision
3) Diesel 4) Marine
5) Motorcyle and
6) NASCAR.
The facility offers:
Hands-on training with
the world's top auto
and diesel brands.
Classes start every
three weeks.
12 campuses
nationwide.
Graduate in less than a
year.
Certified instructors
with real world
experience.
4 out of 5 graduates get jobs in their fields of study
Industry's choice for technician training. For instance UTI has a program for those individuals interested in NASCAR, BMW, Mercedes, Lamborghini and many other prominent entties in the the transportation trained on the latest and greatest instrument in the world. industry. Every student is