CAPT is one of the Centers of Excellence funded by the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program of the National Science Foundation. With an emphasis on two-year colleges, the program focuses on the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy. To accomplish this, the program seeks to establish national technician education programs at two-year colleges, termed Centers of Excellence. The following are national or regional Centers of Excellence:
AgKnowledge: The National Center for Agriscience & Technology Education
Kirkwood Community College (Cedar Rapids, IA)
www.agrowknow.org | Award abstract
Bio-Link: A National Advanced Technological Education Center for Biotechnology
City College of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
www.bio-link.org | Award abstracts: 9850325, 0118933
New Jersey Center for Advanced Technological Education
Middlesex County College (Edison, NJ)
www.njcate.org | Award abstracts: 9553749, 9813444, 0302757
Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center
Hazardous Materials Training and Research Institute (Bettendorf, IA)
www.ateec.org | Award abstracts: 9454638, 9714425, 0053245
Marine Advanced Technology Education Center
Monterey Peninsula College (Monterey, CA)
www.marinetech.org | Award abstracts: 9752028, 0085345, 0302905
Boston Area Advanced Technological Education Connections
University of Massachusetts, Boston (Boston, MA)
www.batec.org | Award abstract
Center for Information Technology Education of Tennessee (Tennessee Information Technology Exchange Center)
Nashville State Technical Community College (Nashville, TN)
www.cite-tn.org | Award abstract
Center for Systems Security and Information Assurance
Moraine Valley Community College (Palos Hills, IL)
www.cssia.org | Award abstract
Northeast Center for Telecommunications Technologies
Springfield Technical Community College (Springfield, MA)
Award Nos. 9751990 and 0003014
www.nctt.org | Award abstract | PIRS record
Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources
Chemeketa Community College (Salem, OR)
Award Nos. 9553760, 9813445, and 0101498
www.ncsr.org | Award abstract | PIRS record
Pennsylvania Regional Center for Nanofabrication Manufacturing Education
Penn State University (University Park, PA)
Award No. 0101635
www.nanofab.psu.edu | Award abstract | PIRS record
Project to Support Chemistry-Based Technician Education
American Chemical Society (Washington, DC)
Award No. 0053250
www.ChemTechLinks.org | Award abstract | PIRS record
South Carolina Advanced Technological Education National Resource Center for Engineering Technology Education
Florence-Darlington Technical College (Florence, SC)
Award Nos. 0202272 and 0242550
www.scate.org | Award abstracts: 0202272, 0242550 | PIRS records: 0202272, 0242550
SpaceTEC National Aerospace Technical Education Center
Brevard Community College (Cocoa, FL)
Award No. 0202398
www.spacetec.org | Award abstract | PIRS record
Information Technology Education Center of Florida (Southeast Center for Networking and Information Technology Education)
Daytona Beach Community College (Daytona Beach, FL)
www.itecfl.org | Award abstract
Kentucky Information Technology Center
University of Kentucky Lexington Community College and Kentucky Community and Technical College System (Lexington, KY)
www.kitcenter.org | Award abstracts: 0101445, 0101573
Midwest Center for Information Technology
AIM Institute (Omaha, NE)
www.midwestcenterforit.org | Award abstract
National Center of Excellence for High Performance Computing Technology
Maui Community College (Kahului, HI)
http://highperformancecomputing.org | Award abstract
National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies
Bellevue Community College (Bellevue, WA)
www.nwcet.org | Award abstracts: 9553727, 9813446, 0101657
CREATE Center for Information & Manufacturing Technologies
College of the Canyons (Santa Clarita, CA)
www.create-california.org | Award abstract
Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center
Maricopa County Community College District (Tempe, AZ)
http://matec.org | Award abstracts: 9602373, 9908419
National Center for Manufacturing Education
Sinclair Community College (Dayton, OH)
www.ncmeresource.org | Award abstracts: 9454571, 9714424, 0071079
Technology and Innovation in Manufacturing Education Center
Community College of Baltimore County, Essex (Baltimore, MD)
www.time-center.org/ | Award abstract
