1. ITT Technical Institute Sponsors STEM Education
Caucus Event
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Nicole Elam
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Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2015) - ITT Technical
Institute sponsored a policy briefing for the U.S.
House of Representatives' STEMEducation Caucus
today to raise awareness of the challenges our nation
faces in developing an educated and diverse STEM
workforce.
Last year, ITT Tech introduced STEM (science,
technology, engineering, mathematics) opportunities
to more than 4,500 high school students. For many, it
was a student's first exposure to STEM fields,which
are now among the nation's most in-demand jobs,
according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
"ITT Tech's commitmentto early career awareness

2. for STEM jobs encourages students to start thinking
about a solid postsecondaryeducation plan," said
Presidentand COO of ITT Educational Services,Inc.,
Eugene Feichtner. "Engaging young adults in STEM
opportunities typically requires hands-on activities
and mentoring - all of which ITT Techdelivers."
Feichtner noted that the opportunities provided by
ITT Tech are nationally in demand, and ongoing at
more than 130 campuses nationwide, including:
 Offering degree programs in STEM-related
fields where job growth is projected to exceed
the national average;
 Hosting College STEMCareer Days that offer
hands-on lab and team-building experiences for
high school students; and
 Supporting innovative robotics challenges for
middle to high school students in the
community, which oftenrely on qualified
volunteers and mentors.
Expanding the reach of STEM opportunities is critical
for the United States' economy.STEM job creation
over the next 10 years will outpace that of non-STEM
significantly, growing 17 percent, as compared to 9.8
percentfor non-STEM positions,according to the
National Math and Science Initiative.
Currently, about 90 percent of ITT Technical Institute
students are enrolled in programs of study in a
STEM-related field. Many ITT Tech programs can be
completedin two years, with career-related and
technical associate degree programs that provide the
necessaryknowledge and skills to help meet the
growing demand for an educated STEM workforce.
ITT Tech also brings high schoolstudents on campus
and into a lab-based learning environment with
faculty during its nationwide College STEMCareer

3. Days. These workshops stress the importance and
value of pursuing a STEM education, exploring
career opportunities and requirements,evaluating
college choices,learning about financial aid and
participating in interactive STEM demonstrations.
ITT Tech Directorof Recruitment Michael Sekol said
there is demand for quality STEM opportunities for
high school students. At his Youngstown, Ohio,
campus, he said area schools are looking for outside
guidance and assistance. "Many high schools just
don't have the resources to offerSTEM electives," he
said.
Additionally, ITT Tech supports organizations that are
already working in the community, such as FIRST,an
organization committed to inspiring young people's
interest and participation in science and technology.
Michelle Phelps,an ITT Tech campus director,is on
the planning committee forone of the largest FIRST
Robotics Competitionregional events involving 66
competing teams in Myrtle Beach, S.C. "The local
FIRST competitiondefinitely opens doors for
mentorship and students' exposure to STEM," she
said. "And ITT Tech faculty and students are there to
mentor, coach, and volunteer along the way."
At ITT Tech's campus in Henderson, Nev., School of
IT Chair Rekha Subramanian and several of her
students mentor at schools in the Clark County
SchoolDistrict. She's seen middle schoolstudents
thrive in the team-building experience of robotics
competition."Once you turn the light bulb on, it stays
on," she said.
Many of ITT Tech's faculty and students volunteer for
STEM programs filling a critical need for national
groups looking for mentors.Various national studies
show that the likelihood of pursuing a STEM degree

4. increases when combining hands-on science
experiences with mentorship, especiallyfor girls and
minorities.
With the STEM Education Caucus focusedon
innovative solutions to a widening skills gap in the
nation, ITT Tech helped bring together the following
leaders today:
 Dean Kamen, Chairman and Founder, FIRST
 Nicole Elam, Vice President,ITT Technical
Institute
 Susie Anderson,Senior Vice President
Engineering, Qualcomm
Sherita Ceasar, Senior Vice President,National
Video DeploymentEngineering, Comcast
Corporation
The STEM Education Caucus is a bipartisan effort
dedicated to improve the way students learn science,
technology, mathematics and engineering through
legislative efforts and education awareness.
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