The high school internships demonstrate the importance of attending college and encourage students to study science or engineering. The Shadowing Program offers students an opportunity to spend time with GRC employees in both the trades and professional positions. The number of minority students more than doubled over the past year, while the number of disabled students also increased. The Explorers Program collaborates with the Boy Scouts of America to provide students ages 14 to 20 with career exploration opportunities focused on aeronautics and computer science. A total of 122 students participated in FY 1998 and FY 1999.
Program managers report the numbers and categories of participants.
For FY 1998, individual state data are not available. However, based on the number of programs conducted in that year, OEP assumes that the number of participants is similar to the number for FY 1999.