Aerospace & Biotechnology Academy
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The Aerospace & Biotechnology Academy is an innovative P-20 education-industry-government collaboration designed to address the shortages of high technology practitioners and the mathematics and science teachers needed to produce that workforce. Work of the Academy is accomplished through a think tank approach that involves identifying change opportunities and developing effective responses.
The Aerospace Academy goals are to:
- Increase the number of graduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (addressing diversity and changing demographics);
- Increase the quality and number of educators teaching science, technology, engineering and mathematics; and
- Increase the skills levels of the high technology workforce.
Primary partners are the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership; Baylor College of Medicine; Clear Creek Independent School District; the Clear Lake area business community; Friendswood Independent School District; La Porte Independent School District; NASA-Johnson Space Center; Pasadena Independent School District; Prairie View A&M University; San Jacinto College; Space Center Houston; Texas Southern University; University of Houston; University of Houston-Clear Lake; and the University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston. The Aerospace Academy is administratively attached to the San Jacinto College District.
For further information visit the Aerospace Academy Web site or contact the Aerospace Academy by telephone at 281.483.1137.
