Credit: NASA, Tallahassee Community College
February 17, 2021, Mountain View, CA The SETI Institute announces its new NASA Community College Network (NCCN). This innovative program will bring NASA subject matter experts, research findings, and educational resources into the science classrooms of the nation s community college system which, with nearly 1,200 2-year, associate degree-granting institutions represents 12 million students. NASA s Science Activation program brings the unmatched STEM resources of NASA to schools, libraries and communities across the United States., said Dr. Simon Steel, NCCN Principal Investigator. NCCN will amplify this reach into America s community colleges where many students from underserved groups start their higher education.