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caMPUs highlights

No. enrollMent SurPaSSeS 12,000

iN tHe NatioN
include even more emphasis placed
Carolina A&T has enrolled its largest
demographic group. A&T is expected
for best oNliNe scHools For the third consecutive year, North student level and racial/ethnic key performance indicators also
on student success, affordability,
for WoMeN iN steM student body in university history, to remain the nation’s largest, four- diversity and recognition.
as well as what is likely its most
year historically black university for
(Guide to Online Schools) academically accomplished. the fifth consecutive year.
This fall’s new enrollment report
On the strength of an entering class The intentional, steady growth in comes on the heels of new rankings
of 2,201 first-year students, N.C. enrollment is the direct result of a from Money magazine, which named
SuMMit bringS tech nation, hbcu A&T’s student body has expanded strategic plan put in place in 2011 that A&T North Carolina’s most affordable
to 12,142—a 2.2 percent increase over envisioned a bold future for A&T by university and ranked its alumni third
leaderS to n.c. a&t last year’s enrollment. The entering 2020, including a total enrollment in the University of North Carolina
class has an average high school GPA of 13,500 and 10,000 undergraduate system in early career earnings.
of 3.61, average SAT score of 1040 students. A&T surpassed the latter
and elevate mankind, As part of the summit, and ACT score of 20. goal last year, and undergraduate The university is also making
and HBCUs have led the dozens of companies shared enrollment this fall exceeds 10,600. preparations to open its new
charge to produce great their own efforts to address Counting the increase in headcount $90-million Student Center this
African-American talent. those workforce needs in this fall of nearly 300, A&T has now Refreshed over the past year, the month while breaking ground on
Both sectors have broken partnership with HBCUs, added close to 1,600 students over university’s new strategic plan, A&T a new residence hall and the $90
tremendous barriers which contribute significantly the past five years, a 15 percent Preeminence: Taking the Momentum million Engineering Research and
individually. Just imagine to the number of African expansion of its student body. That to 2023, projects a student body of Innovation Complex later this fall.
what we can do when we American graduates in STEM includes growth at nearly every 14,000 by its conclusion. The plan’s
work together.” fields. North Carolina A&T,
for instance, produces more
Minority representation in African American engineers
tech industries lags behind than any other university in
their representation in the America and more African STEM Early College at N.C. A&T
overall economy. A study American master’s grads in
released by the Brookings mathematics and statistics. Earns Three National Recognitions
Institution earlier this year
shows African Americans Summit attendee Danny
make up about 12 percent of Allen, vice president of tech The STEM Early College at N.C. A&T has earned on performance of state-required tests and college
all workers, but only about diversity and inclusion at three prominent national recognitions of school readiness. More than 20,500 public high schools
8 percent of employees German business software quality and character across the country. were accessed nationally. The school placed 179th
North Carolina A&T’s and state elected officials in computer and math giant SAP SE, told a news in national rankings and earned a gold medal for
reputation as a national including N.C. Gov. Roy occupations. The gap is outlet covering the event First, the STEM Early College at N.C. A&T is being among the top 500 schools.
intellectual hub for critical Cooper and U.S. Rep. David bigger for Hispanics, who that “it doesn’t make sense” among the 300 public and 49 private K-12 schools
STEM dialogue took on new Price and representatives of account for 16.7 percent of that the tech industry lags named as a National Blue Ribbon School for 2018 Third, STEM was also named a 2018 National
visibility Aug. 8-9, when 45 tech industry concerns, all workers, 6.8 percent in behind on hiring people of by the U.S. Department of Education on Oct. 1. School of Character by Character.org, a non-profit
some 200 leaders gathered such as Google, Apple, Intel, computer and math fields. color. Recognition is based on a school’s overall academic organization that validates character initiatives in
in Greensboro for the first HP, Facebook, Nielsen and performance or progress in closing achievement schools and communities around the world. It was
HBCU Bipartisan Caucus many more. There is concern in many “Who knows who’s going to gaps among student subgroups. STEM was one of only 73 U.S. schools in 17 states to receive
Diversity in Tech Summit. quarters that those come out of North Carolina recognized in the award category of Exemplary the designation.
“This summit is a landmark numbers are trending in A&T or any other HBCU and High Performing Schools.
Organized and hosted by convening,” Adams told the wrong direction. And develop something we’ve The STEM Early College at A&T is part of the
U.S. Rep. Alma Adams, co- attendees and media tech companies working to never even thought about.” Second, in its annual report on the top U.S. public Guilford County School System.
founder of the caucus, the assembled for an event- address those gaps also face he said. “You have to have high schools, U.S. News & World Report has
two-day event drew senior opening press conference. an overall shortage of more an opportunity. You have to ranked STEM third among Guilford County high
administrators from 25 HBCU “The tech community has than 1 million workers for have a place at the table.” schools and eighth among all North Carolina high
campuses, dozens of federal led the push to innovate STEM jobs. schools. The report evaluated high schools based

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