Alamo Academies is an innovative, STEM-based instructional model operated by the Alamo Area Academies Inc., a non-profit organization, in partnership with Alamo Colleges, San Antonio high schools, and 100+ employers including Lockheed Martin, Toyota & Rackspace. Juniors enroll in 1 of 4 concentrations corresponding to the region’s significant industry clusters: Aerospace; Advanced Technology & Manufacturing; Information Technology & Security; and Health Professions. Graduates earn a high school… Show more Alamo Academies is an innovative, STEM-based instructional model operated by the Alamo Area Academies Inc., a non-profit organization, in partnership with Alamo Colleges, San Antonio high schools, and 100+ employers including Lockheed Martin, Toyota & Rackspace. Juniors enroll in 1 of 4 concentrations corresponding to the region’s significant industry clusters: Aerospace; Advanced Technology & Manufacturing; Information Technology & Security; and Health Professions. Graduates earn a high school diploma, 31-34 college hours at no personal cost, industry certificates; and hands-on experience through paid internships. David Hendricks, San Antonio Express-News business columnist, wrote the Academies are: “Perhaps the biggest education success story of the past decade in San Antonio.”The Academies have been recognized for increasing completion of secondary/post-secondary STEM coursework and providing pathways to higher ed/rewarding careers. They won the Higher Education Coordinating Board Star Award for exceptional contributions toward meeting the state’s higher ed goals. They were a finalist for the national Bellwether Award recognizing outstanding / innovative programs in higher ed. The Academies won the CyberPatriot National Championship, the premier high school cyber defense competition inspiring high school students toward careers in cyber security/other STEM disciplines. The NSF selected the model as 1 of 5 exemplary career pathway programs in the country. Manufacturing Skill Standards Council identified the program as a “Best Practices” model. The U.S. Secretary of Labor recognized the program as a successful workforce model. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas recognized the Academies as an industry-driven workforce development model helping solve the broken school-to-work pipeline. National Journal highlighted the outstanding program in 2 articles and selected them as 1 of 50 innovations across the nation providing a solution for problems facing America today. Show less