Delaney Applauds National Science Foundation STEM Grant to Hagerstown Community College

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced a $629,192 award to Hagerstown Community College (HCC). The NSF grant will fund scholarships for STEM students at HCC and is designed to boost STEM enrollment rates and improve completion rates for full-time STEM students who are members of minority groups or female.

"This NSF award is good news for Hagerstown and good news for students in Western Maryland," said Congressman Delaney. "Improving STEM education and expanding educational opportunities in high-tech fields should be a national and local priority, because it is clear that's where the jobs of the future will be. I'm a firm believer that we can't compete in a global economy unless we are firmly committed to investing in education and scientific research. The federal government has an important role to play and in Congress I'll fight to protect grant programs like this one at NSF."

In April, Congressman Delaney met with HCC President Guy Altieri and discussed STEM education at HCC and the school's plans to expand their STEM program into a regional resource.

The NSF award begins on June 1, 2013 and continues through 2018.

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