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The Secret鈥檚 Out: Mason is the largest producer of tech talent in Virginia

Colleen Rich — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:24:52 +0000

The Secret鈥檚 Out: Mason is the largest producer of tech talent in Virginia Colleen Rich Wed, 09/08/2021 - 13:24

In partnership with the Commonwealth of Virginia鈥檚 Tech Talent initiative and in anticipation of Amazon HQ2鈥檚 arrival, 海角社区 is expanding its programs in computer science and related fields by a third at the undergraduate level and threefold at the graduate level.

Mason鈥檚 Arlington 海角社区 is also undergoing a $250 million transformation that includes new facilities to support Mason鈥檚 Institute for Digital InnovAtion, industry and government partnerships to fuel innovation, commercialization of new digital technologies, graduate programs associated with Mason鈥檚 new School of Computing, and thousands of computing graduates over the next 20 years.

Higher education in the Washington, D.C., region and business leaders will play a critical role in providing today鈥檚 workforce with the technical skills necessary in today鈥檚 digital economy.

At Mason, that mission is well underway.

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The Secret鈥檚 Out: Mason is an economic driver

Colleen Rich — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 16:39:59 +0000

The Secret鈥檚 Out: Mason is an economic driver Colleen Rich Thu, 08/19/2021 - 12:39

海角社区 boosts the Washington, D.C., metropolitan region economy by supplying an educated, skilled, and multifaceted workforce, by partnering with key employers, and through the Mason-based Virginia Small Business Development Center.

In 2020, the Small Business Development Center network assisted 9,500 businesses, resulting in $86 million in new capital received and 1,167 loans obtained.

Mason incubated and supported or accelerated more than 1,600 Virginia companies in fiscal year 2019.

Investing in our local economy means cultivating Mason鈥檚 existing private and public partnerships鈥攁nd forging new ones鈥攖o drive innovation.

In partnership with the commonwealth鈥檚 Tech Talent Initiative, and in response to Amazon鈥檚 HQ2 coming to Northern Virginia, Mason will expand its programs in computer science and related fields by a third at the undergraduate level and threefold at the graduate level.

Mason鈥檚 Arlington 海角社区 is undergoing a $250 million transformation that includes new facilities to support Mason鈥檚 Institute for Digital InnovAtion; industry and government partnerships to fuel innovation, commercialization of new digital technologies; graduate programs associated with the Mason鈥檚 new School of Computing; and thousands of computing graduates over the聽next 20 years.