Forging New Generations of Engineers
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) is a not-for-profit organization partnering with public schools, organizations in the private sectors, and higher education institutions to increase the number and quality of engineers graduating from our educational system. The PLTW curriculum was first introduced in 12 New York State high schools in the 1997-98 school year. Today, the programs are offered in over 3,000 schools in 50 states.
Students are introduced to the scope, rigor and discipline of engineering and engineering technology to really get a feeling of the rewards and benefits of being a part of such a powerful career. Students participating in PLTW courses are better prepared for college engineering programs and more likely to be successful, thus reducing the attrition rate in these college programs, which currently exceeds 50 percent nationally.
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Project Lead the Way & Cal Poly Pomona
Cal Poly Pomona is partnering with Project Lead the Way to create dynamic partnerships with local schools to prepare an increasing and more diverse group of students to be successful in engineering programs.
The College of Engineering hosts numerous Information Conferences for educators to attend at no cost throughout the academic year. Summer 2009, Cal Poly Pomona will host the Summer Training Institute where teachers from PLTW schools learn to teach the courses and implement the engineering programs in their schools. Download the Program Flyer.
