Center of Excellence for Information and Computing Technology


We connect community and technical colleges, students, employers, job seekers, K-12 educators, and tech sector leaders to build a diverse, highly-skilled technical workforce for the state of Washington.

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Artificial Intelligence Resources for Faculty and Staff

The Center of Excellence for Information & Computing Technology is happy to announce a new partnership with Coursera (opens in a new window) that gives all of Washington’s community and technical college faculty and staff access to Coursera’s Generative AI Academy through December 31, 2024. This platform offers more than 400 industry-designed courses on artificial

IT Faculty Professional Development Funds

As we kick off the 2024-2025 academic year, the Center of Excellence is once again offering professional development funding to IT faculty at Washington’s community and technical colleges. The IT Faculty Professional Development Funding application is open now. The first review of applications will take place on November 15, 2024. Full-time and part-time faculty from

Washington Tech Jobs Snapshot – July

What technology jobs are in demand? Who’s hiring? What skills do you need to be successful? Check out the monthly tech jobs snapshot (PDF). (opens in a new window)

Community colleges offer many options for AI programs.

Community colleges and AI programs

For students wanting to a career required skills in artificial intelligence (AI), enrolling in one of many AI programs at community colleges across the country is a good way to gain the necessary skills to land a job upon completion. According to the National Student Clearinghouse, community colleges experienced a 2.6 percent enrollment growth (opens


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