Over the past 10 years, the Center for the Advancement of Hispanics in Science and Engineering Education (CAHSEE) has developed a system of programs geared at channeling, primarily Latino and other underrepresented minority, students into science and engineering careers. These programs have proven to be successful in preparing Latino and other underrepresented youths to enter and succeed in science and engineering schools. CAHSEE is a non-profit organization registered in the District of Columbia with programs in Metropolitan Washington, New York, Chicago, Massachusetts, and California. CAHSEE's programs are aimed at developing students' intellectual abilities, thus providing them with a sound academic foundation to bolster their professional expectations, attitude, and motivation towards learning and commitment to excellence and educational success. This is done by placing the students in a demanding, yet nurturing, academic environment. Rigorous academic demands in a can-do atmosphere have proven to have a marked effect on the future performance of CAHSEE students in math, science and engineering college programs. CAHSEE's programs include: The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Institute Saturday Academy and Student-Parent Workshops The Young Educators Program (YEP) SAT/SOAR program Junior Engineers and Scientists Program (JESP) Young Engineers and Scientists Program (YESP) CAHSEE's program expansion strategy is based on its well-recognized reputation of replicable successes. In 1992, CAHSEE initiated the Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Institute at the Catholic University of America, and the SAT/SOAR program at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland. These two programs sought to prepare metropolitan Washington D.C. Latino pre-college students to enter science and engineering schools, and also Hispanic college students to excel in their academic pursuits. In 1993 NASA became CAHSEE's first official sponsor and key supporter. NASA's sustained ...
| Website | http://www.cahsee.org |
| Employees | View employees |
| Address | 8100 Corporate Dr Ste 401, Landover, Maryland 20785, US |
| Phone | +1 301-918-1014 |
| Fax | (301) 918-1087 |
| Industry | Colleges & Universities, Education |
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| SIC | SIC Code 82 Companies, SIC Code 822 Companies |
| NAICS | NAICS Code 61131 Companies, NAICS Code 611 Companies, NAICS Code 6113 Companies, NAICS Code 611310 Companies, NAICS Code 61 Companies |
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Cahsee is based in Landover, Maryland.
The NAICS codes for Cahsee are [61131, 611, 6113, 611310, 61].
The SIC codes for Cahsee are [82, 822].
