Academic Partners

The Centers for Continuing Education at Jamestown Community College provide opportunities for advancing professional careers and personal enrichment. Workforce training programs are taught at each of its four locations.

The Center for Corporate Education (CCE) at Stony Brook University serves to revitalize the area’s workforce through education that helps stimulate business growth and strengthen economic well-being.

Coursera provides universal access to the world’s best education, partnering with top universities and organizations to offer courses online.

The Workforce Training Center at Northland is creating a successful workforce pipeline for qualified community members so that they can become highly-skilled workers in the advanced manufacturing and energy industries.

A collaboration of UB’s College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) program provides support and extra-curricular opportunities geared toward female students in the STEM fields, with the goal of increasing the recruitment, retention and success of women in the sciences, math and engineering.

BEAM is committed to building diversity in STEM fields by encouraging, supporting and preparing underrepresented students of all ages to pursue a future in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

WNY STEM creates awareness and partnerships that serve students, teachers and parents in accessing STEM/STEAM learning and careers. This is achieved by providing events, experiences and resources through collaboration of the extensive network of cross-sector members and partners.