November 15 2019
Education/Training, Employment/Workforce

STEM Degree Awards Edge up in the Capital Region

Capital Region colleges and universities made impressive gains in computer and physical sciences degree awards in 2018, while overall STEM degree growth slightly increased in the eight counties, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis on new data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System.  STEM Growth Last

November 15 2019
Education/Training, Employment/Workforce

The Capital Region’s Brain Gain

The Capital Region is leading the state in growing its ranks of adults with bachelor’s and associate’s degrees over the past five years, according to a Center for Economic Growth analysis of U.S. Census Bureau five-year estimates. Educational Attainment by Degree In 2017, the eight-county region had 142,092 adults 25

June 27 2019
Education/Training, General

2019 Tech Award Winner Profile: Annmarie Lanesey

CEG’s 2019 Tech Awards will be held on Thursday, June 27 from 4:30 – 7:30pm at Rivers Casino in Schenectady. Join 100s in celebrating our region’s brightest minds, innovators, researchers, technologists and organizations making a difference in our community and beyond by advancing technology across multiple industry sectors that affect

June 25 2019
Education/Training, General

2019 Tech Award Winner Profile: Passport for Good

CEG’s 2019 Tech Awards will be held on Thursday, June 27 from 4:30 – 7:30pm at Rivers Casino in Schenectady. Join 100s in celebrating our region’s brightest minds, innovators, researchers, technologists and organizations making a difference in our community and beyond by advancing technology across multiple industry sectors that affect

June 10 2019
Education/Training, News

Entertainment Technology Program Bolsters Region’s Creative Economy Talent Pipeline

The Capital Region’s creative economy talent pipeline is expanding under a new Entertainment Technologies program offered at Fulton-Montgomery Community College (FMCC), with articulated credit offered to Capital Region BOCES students. The program will focus on several related disciplines, such as digital photography; modern design; stagecraft; audio production; project management; digital

June 6 2019
Education/Training, News

CEG, SUNY Schenectady and Albany Can Code Advance Software Developer Apprenticeships

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALBANY, NEW YORK – The Capital Region’s first software developer apprenticeship program is being established through a partnership between the Center for Economic Growth (CEG), SUNY Schenectady County Community College (SUNY Schenectady) and Albany Can Code, Inc. With there being more annual job openings for software developers

May 31 2019
Education/Training, Employment/Workforce, News

Capital Region High School Grad Employment Highest in More than 17 years

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2019 400 students to graduate from Capital Region BOCES on June 4, many have jobs lined up ***Soon-to-be-employed graduates available for interview*** ALBANY, NEW YORK – As the Capital Region’s high school seniors prepare for graduation, those planning to directly enter the labor force will

March 6 2019
Education/Training

Women STEM Degrees up 7.4% in Capital Region

Girls in STEM registration opens today Fueled by gains in computer science and engineering technologies, the Capital Region’s ranks of women STEM graduates increased over the year by 7.4 percent in 2017. That year, women received 1,153 STEM degrees from the eight-county region’s traditional colleges and universities. On top of

November 12 2018
Education/Training, Employment/Workforce

Capital Region STEM Degree Diversity on the Rise

The talent pipeline for the Capital Region’s tech sector is becoming more diversified, with local colleges and institutions awarding 35.8 percent more STEM degrees to minorities1 over the past five years, according to a Center for Economic Growth analysis of data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). STEM

July 18 2018
Education/Training, Employment/Workforce

Capital Region STEM Degree Awards up 10% in 2017

The talent pipeline for the Capital Region’s technology sector continued to expand in 2017, with traditional colleges and universities throughout the eight counties seeing a 10.3 percent year-over-year increase in STEM degrees awarded, according to a Center for Economic Growth Analysis of new data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Database

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