Software Engineering Pilot Program Set To Start In 20 NYC Schools Next Year

Technology is changing and advancing day by day. Every country’s Tech sector create some creative and new programs for the students so that they can take advantage from that and become a tech genius. In the same way New york City has also planned to take some advance steps in the Tech education. Michael Bloomberg ( Mayor of New York City ) is looking forward launch New Software Engineering Pilot Program starting this Fall. This program will start in 20 of the NYC school and will serve about 1000 students. This mark-up will increase in 2016 which will be 3,500 students.

This program is a part of NYC work to prepare students for college and careers in the Technology field with high paying jobs. This Software Engineering Pilot Program will not only include programming and web design but will also include electronics, robotics, animation and 3D printing which is cool.

Following is the list of 20 NYC schools which were selected through a competitive process,

High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology
Brooklyn Technical High School
The Bronx Compass High School
The Renaissance Charter High School for Innovation
Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology
Queens Vocational & Technical High School
Cambria Heights Academy
Ralph McKee High School
New Dorp High School
Ditmas Intermediate School 62
I.S. 30 Mary White Ovington
Mark Twain I.S. 239 for the Gifted and Talented
Bronx Park Middle School
M.S. 223 The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology
Tompkins Square Middle School
Nathaniel Hawthorne Middle School 74
J.H.S. 185 Edward Bleeker
Pathways College Preparatory School
J.H.S. 157 Stephen A. Halsey
Eagle Academy for Young Men