Drake State Employs Broadband to Further STEM Opportunities

The educational opportunities that local community anchor institutions have to offer are transformational for students and their families. In Huntsville, Alabama, Drake State Community and Technical College is empowering students to train for and enter science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers. The historically black community college recently won a Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program grant to help further its mission: offering student-first, flexible academic programs for all community members. Through bolstering the school's digital infrastructure and extending at-home internet access for previously unconnected students, Drake State is using federal broadband funding to increase its programs' range and potential for current and prospective students.