Grant-Sponsored Programs and Partnerships

STEP (Science and Technology Entry Program) is a pre-collegiate program, successfully running at QCC (Queensborough Community College, Bayside NY) since 2006. The program, which is funded by the New York State Department of Education, seeks to strengthen students' skills in science and math and motivate them to enroll in college and pursue careers in science, technology, and the licensed professions. STEP is offered to students in grades 7-12 who are either underrepresented minorities and/or economically disadvantaged.

Career Exploration & Educational Services Supporting Advancement in Education & Beyond

R.I.S.E. is an inclusive free program with Career and Technical Education Specialists providing unlimited one-on-one meetings to help guide credit and non-credit students with their academic and career journey. Students will create a strategic set of individualized goals that will decrease the barriers they face while boosting the skills needed to increase employment opportunities and job retention.

We offer: Personalized Action Plans, Mentorships, Internship opportunities, Academic Tutoring & Skill-Building Workshops, Resume writing, Career exploration, and the R.I.S.E. Council. For more information, contact Josephine Troia at 718-281-5535 • gtroia@qcc.cuny.edu Apply Here.

Support for the development/production of this material is provided by a grant under the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act administered by the New York State Education Department.

Funded by the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS)/New York Alliance for Careers in Healthcare (NYACH), we offer a Certified Recovery  Peer  Advocate (CRPA) Training Program to qualified students, which consists of over 90 hours of training, including a non-credit CRPA Certification Workshop and a three -credit Addictions and Dependencies course.

For more information, contact Christina Cairoli at CCairoli@qcc.cuny.edu

 

QCC’s Software Engineering Micro-Credential Career Track in Web Development is designed to
provide learners passionate for a career in Software Engineering to quickly develop highly in-demand web development skills, including programming languages, tools and technologies to succeed in front end and back end development, as well as full stack development. This intensive Boot Camp will immerse learners in a 100-hour online development environment over an intensive five-week time frame
and is led by Software Engineering Industry experts and Instructors. 

Training Qualifications:

The bootcamp focuses on the skills needed to build, maintain, and administrate static and dynamic website. At the beginning of the courses, students will learn how to construct and test code in different interfaces such as HTML-HTML5, CSS-CSS3, and JavaScript. After that, the course will teach students how to explore different libraries and frameworks, customize existing routines or procedures in their code, and leverage code from past projects to develop code for a new one. Students will also introduce to back-end programming and database concepts. 
At the end, students will demonstrate their coding skills by translating design requirements and instructions into a responsive implementation using different interfaces and frameworks.

Learning Outcomes:

• At the end of the training course, student shall be able to:
  
• Have completed a personal portfolio and a group project that spans the entirety of full stack application. 
• Have a complete programming skill set to succeed in web development role.
• Be eligible to apply for both internships and employment opportunities.
• Build and test code using text editor, and translate design instruction into code.
• Translate design direction into a responsive implementation using different web development techniques.
• Collect and use existing routines or procedures and integrate them into their code.
• Customize frameworks, like a blueprint or a template, for their application.
• Display ingenuity and initiative to resolve difficulties while working on individual or team project.
• Deliver tasks on-time and match quality requirements.
• Carry his/her share of the team’s load and work with people with a variety of ideas and participate in a team culture.
• Communicate with instructors and colleagues on application and development of projects.

• Program Requirements:

• Minimum 18 years of age
• High school diploma or GED/HSE 
• Authorized to work in the U.S.
• Passionate about a career in Software Engineering
• Be a NY Resident

Upcoming Sessions:

• Advanced*: Wednesday, May 24^th, 2023 – Thursday, June 29^th, 2023 
  Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 5 PM – 9 PM; Saturday 9 AM – 6 PM.

  
  *Level of readiness is defined via a placement test. 
  
  
  APPLY NOW

 

Certified Hemodialysis Technician Training

Queensborough Community College's Department of Workforce Development has partnered with the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) to offer the "Out-of-School Youth" population advanced training to become a Certified Hemodialysis Technician.

For more information and additional pre-entry requirements, please contact:

Rodney Shannon, Senior Program Associate 718-281-5522 • RShannon@qcc.cuny.edu