STEM@PCCC
Why Consider a Career in STEM?
Students with a solid foundation in STEM areas are better prepared to work and live in the 21st Century. The skillset needed by employers has radically changed in the past decade. Today’s workforce demands workers equipped with critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Careers in STEM equip students to work in such fields as space exploration, pharmacology, biotechnology, engineering, computer science, and many more.
Get prepared for the over 1.1million STEM jobs waiting to be filled by students like you. Average starting salaries are $90,000.00!
Student Success
Jehan Shalabi
Through PCCC’s STEM program, I participated in a robotics competition, became a flight simulator instructor in the avionics lab, built a telescope with the astronomy club, and interned at NASA.
Stefan chose PCCC primarily to save money. His experience here exceeded expectations. He graduated this month as a valedictorian with a perfect 4.0 GPA and an associate’s degree in Engineering Science with highest honors.
Learn MoreFor the second consecutive year, a PCCC all-women team took the First Place award in the Annual NNJ-B2B / Garden State-LSAMP show your STEM innovation challenge (sySTEMic).
Learn MoreStay Curious. That’s the mantra that led Lora Fanda, a former PCCC STEM major, to her work today as a PhD candidate at the University of Geneva in Switzerland, where she studies brain science .
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