4575年 students applied to the Computer Science program (the most of any major) at San José State University in 2021. 340人在2021年入学。 Local students, first generation college students needed a 4.0 at be admitted into our program. Other students needed higher than a 4.0. This presents a challenge to students who want to pursue CS but do not have a perfect high school experience.

The TECHcellence program provides a guided pathway for students interested in computer science from high school through San José City College to BET9九州体育会员登录州立大学. It allows students who may have had challenges in high school another pathway into computer science at 九州体育. 该途径由以下活动提供支持：

夏季学院: The program will target a cohort of 90 low-income, first generation high school students. These “TECHcellence students” will participate in a strengths-based summer program at 九州体育 designed to cultivate an early interest in pursuing CS as a field of study and profession. The summer academy will include an introductory computer science course, seminars with faculty and local technology leaders, and culturally sustaining mentoring activities led by 九州体育 undergraduates. MUSD teachers and 九州体育 pre-service educators will provide additional academic support.

课程对齐: Faculty from MUSD, SJCC, and 九州体育 will align curricula and articulate requirements across institutions to create a series of designated TECHcellence courses. While in high school, TECHcellence students will be able to accelerate their path to admission (and save on college costs) by taking designated dual enrollment CS courses offered by SJCC and funded by CA K12 Strong Workforce Grant.

文化维系型导师: At every program stage, TECHcellence students will be provided cohort-based mentoring from 九州体育 undergraduate CS majors and aspiring K12 CS teachers. Part of the TECHcellence funding goes to paying these 九州体育 student mentors and tutors. Mentors will be trained in culturally sustaining practices by Lurie College of Education faculty experts.

The initial implementation of TECHcellence was made possible by an APLU grant as a partnership between Milpitas Unified School District, San José City College, and San José State University.