Award to
support TTC’s Upward Bound Math and Science program
Trident
Technical College is proud to have received a Bosch Community Fund Grant of
$20,000 to support Project Build, which seeks to expand opportunities in
robotics education. The grant funds will be used to strengthen TTC’s Upward
Bound Math and Science (UBMS) VEX robotics program.
UBMS
is a federally funded TRIO program that serves high school students who
have demonstrated both aptitude and interest in science and/or mathematics. It
is designed to strengthen the math and science skills of students, particularly
those traditionally underrepresented in postsecondary education. TTC’s UBMS
serves high school students from Berkeley County with Berkeley, Cross
and Timberland high schools as their target schools.
Project
Build will
enable the program to hire a specially trained robotics instructor; allow
students to attend multiple competitions each year; upgrade robotics equipment
and materials; and strengthen students’ STEM knowledge.
“This
project will greatly enhance the quality of our robotics program and encourage
our students’ desires to pursue careers in STEM-related fields,” said Antonio
Robinson, director of TTC’s Upward Bound Math and Science.
The
Bosch Community Fund awards up to $3 million in grant s annually, providing
additional support for the company’s charitable and community efforts in the
United States, with a focus on science, technology and environmental
initiatives.
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