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Located in urban Detroit, Michigan, this adult job-training program has had 36% females, with a 100% retention rate. Graduates are placed at an average wage of $14 per hour. The primary population served is African-Americans; most women have children, and many are single parents
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| Petit Jean College |
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This two-year college is located in rural Arkansas and has had 59% females, with a 94% retention rate. Most of the students were laid-off factory workers with little or no computer background.
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| Citronelle Academy |
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This high school Networking Academy program is located in Citronelle High School in rural Alabama in an economically depressed area. Of the students, 73% have been girls and they have a 95% retention rate.
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| Ohlone College Academy |
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This two-year college is located in Silicon Valley in California and one-third of the students has been female, with an 86% retention rate. Many of the women are recent immigrants. One female graduate who was reentering the workforce started a job at $70,000 per year with stock options.
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| Hagerman Academy |
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This high school is located in rural Roswell, New Mexico, where 70% of the population is Hispanic. The Academy has had 52% females, with a 100% retention rate. The school is in a low-income area; 100% of the students receive a free lunch.
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| IGNITE Project |
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IGNITE (Inspiring Girls Now in Technology Education) project is a program that grew as a grassroots efforts between the Seattle Public School System and professional women working in the high tech field. Entering its third year, IGNITE serves to inspire young women to consider high technology as a positive career choice.
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| Alverno College |
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Alverno is a four-year, liberal arts, independent, Catholic college for women, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Chartered in 1887, the college offers undergraduate programs, continuing education for the community, and a coeducational master of arts program for teachers and trainers.
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| The Chicago Public Schools |
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The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) houses 13 Cisco Networking Academy Programs in 78 high schools, and two more Academies will be coming on-board in 2002. CPS's students are ethnically diverse; 49% are African-American, 34% are white, 15% are Latino, 2% are Asian/Pacific Islander and .3% are Native American.
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| Franklin High School |
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Franklin high school is located in the urban inner city and is proud of its ethnic and cultural diversity. 39% of the school's students are Asian, 33% are African-American, 23% are Caucasian, and 5% are Latino. Franklin is located in a low-income area; 40% of its students receive free lunches.
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| Lakewood High School |
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Lakewood High School was rated "excellent" by the State in its annual educational report card. This rural agricultural/industrial community is middle to high income, and all students have computers at home. The school's population of 1,110 students is diverse, about 51% are African-American, and 49% are Caucasian.
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| Northwest College |
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Northwest College serves the Bighorn basin in Wyoming and nearby south central Montana, rural farming and ranching communities in cowboy country that are very traditional.
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| United Tribes Technical College |
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The United Tribes Technical College's mission is to serve Native American students who are from the five United Tribes in the Central Plains, a geographic area covering Colorado to Canada.
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