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Get Ready for a career in Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
 Hit
the books: Education programs in Virginia
CTE
Programs in high schools, technical centers, and community colleges
This page helps you find CTE Programs. You can search by keyword
(like engineering, math or technology) or find programs offered
at your local high schools, technical centers or community college.
Programs
at four-year colleges
There’s a ton of information at www.ExploreVirginiaColleges.com.
The link above takes you to a page where you can look for programs
offered at any college in the state. We suggest looking under Broad
Program Area and selecting Engineering or Mathematics.
Get Experience: Internships and apprenticeships
Apprenticeships
through the Community College System
Apprenticeships can be your gateway to a great career. Click here
to find the apprenticeship coordinator in your region.
Registered
Apprenticeships
This area of the www.CareerVoyages.gov site explores registered
apprenticeship opportunities in several fields.
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These people apply their math and science knowledge
to projects and problems. (e.g. how to design a bridge or building or how
a mathematic formula makes a computer work.)
The things you could do:
- Design a better bridge structure.
- Devise a car motor that runs on a new type of fuel.
- Draw complicated computer models of structures.
- Study rocket launching systems.
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These people take the things they learned in school
about science and math and apply them to the real world.
The things you could do:
- Research new viruses and how they affect the body.
- Gather samples for lab experiments.
- Be a NASA astronaut.
- Teach math at a college or university.
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