“We applaud the educators at Wilcox High School for raising student awareness of how a rigorous STEM education can lead to college and career success,” said Trevor Packer, the College Board’s senior vice president of AP and Instruction. However, as a nation, far too few of our college graduates are prepared to fill these jobs. Over the last 10 years, the growth in STEM jobs was three times faster than growth in other job sectors this growth is expected to continue. “Engaging students in STEM disciplines so they can succeed in today’s highly competitive global marketplace is what the AP STEM Access program is all about.”Īdvanced Placement® STEM courses can both impact students’ success in college and help prepare them for some of today’s most innovative careers. “I was delighted to meet the students at Wilcox High School and discuss how their studies in AP STEM can lead to some of the most exciting careers available today,” said Carlos Vera, Commodity Manager at Google. Over the next three years, the AP STEM Access program will give an estimated 36,000 students, across all participating schools, the opportunity to study college-level STEM course work in newly created classes. With the support of a $5 million Google Global Impact Award to, Wilcox is starting new AP STEM courses in Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, Physics C: Mechanics, and Computer Science A, with the specific goal of encouraging underrepresented minority and female students who demonstrate strong academic potential to enroll in and explore these areas of study and related careers.

Wilcox High School is one of 335 schools across the country that is participating in the AP STEM Access program, implemented by the College Board last fall. “We are committed to providing rigorous STEM courses to all our students, and especially to minority, female, and low-income students who have historically been underrepresented in these fields.” “Wilcox High School is excited to participate in AP STEM Day and recognize Google’s generous support of our new Advanced Placement classes in science and engineering,” said Craig Young, AP Teacher of AP Physics C: Mechanics and AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism.

Carlos Vera, from Google’s Next Generation Data Systems, participated in today’s event, which included an information session for potential students on the benefits of AP STEM courses, a conversation about STEM careers, and a visit to new AP STEM classes. Wilcox High School in the Santa Clara Unified School District celebrated AP® STEM Day today to raise awareness about the importance of rigorous education in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines. Santa Clara, CA - With the need to remain competitive in an ever-changing global marketplace more important than ever, and with millions of skilled jobs left unfilled here at home, Adrian C.

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