2015 STEM Jobs Approved Colleges List Released

Westminster College announced that it has been designated a 2015 STEM Jobs Approved College by Victory Media, the leader in successfully connecting individuals in transition with education and career opportunities, and creator of STEM Jobs media, education and career resources for students interested in science, technology, engineering and math. The 2015 STEM Jobs Approved Colleges inaugural list is the first of its kind to rate universities, colleges, community colleges and trade schools on their responsiveness and relevance to high demand, high growth STEM occupations.

"Westminster College is committed to connecting our stellar academic programs in the STEM fields with employment opportunities for our students," shares Jane Wood, vice president for academic affairs and dean of college. "Currently we have both outstanding STEM programs as well as excellent graduation placement rates. We were recently awarded a $1 million National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship grant titled IQ STEM: Increasing STEM Secondary Educators in Western Pennsylvania. This program will help place outstanding selected secondary education students in four districts that meet "high-need" status upon graduation. Not only will this support our students with employment, but it creates a pipeline to place more high school students in college STEM disciplines."

Westminster College was among over 1,600 schools participating in the STEM Jobs survey process. Schools submitting surveys were scored on publicly available data and responses to proprietary questions around three key indicators of success: STEM job alignment, STEM job placement, and diversity in a school's STEM programs. The assessment and rights to the STEM Jobs Approved Colleges designation were available to qualifying schools for free. Westminster College will be featured in the Winter 2015 issue of STEM Jobs magazine, along with the entire 2015 list of STEM Jobs Approved Colleges.

"With the list of STEM Jobs Approved Colleges we're able to help parents, students and guidance counselors evaluate how well education is translating into real-world jobs, and how responsive institutions are to meeting those demands," said Daniel Nichols, President of STEM Jobs. "We're pleased to showcase schools like Westminster College as a school leading the way in this area."

For more information about Westminster College's commitment to students interested in STEM fields of study and careers, visit www.westminster.edu.

For additional information about STEM Jobs or to request a free survey assessment, please contact us at VictoryMedia.com/contact.