Project Lead The Way (PLTW) prepares students to be the most innovative and productive leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)

and to makemeaningful, pioneering contributions

to our world.

Through an engaging, hands-on curriculum, PLTW encourages the development of: problem-solving skillscritical thinkingcreative and innovative reasoninga love of learning

What is Project Lead The Way?What is Project Lead The Way?

(Post) Lancaster High School(Post) Lancaster High School

2009 Lancaster Graduates 57% - Attended 4 year schools 30% - Attended 2 year schools

Overall Lancaster PLTW Graduates 91% - Attended 4 year schools 7% - Attended 2 year schools 2% - Entered the military

Lancaster PLTW High School ResultsLancaster PLTW High School Results

98% of PLTW students entered 98% of PLTW students entered college college 2% entered Military 2% entered Military

Overall ResultsOverall Results

99%99% of Lancaster PLTW graduates have finished or are still in college.

74%74% of PLTW students entered into an engineering/technology college curriculum.

95%95% of those students that initially entered a college engineering/technical program are still enrolled in a college engineering/technical program.

50%50% of U.S. engineering students drop out. (According to Penn State)

Only 5%5% of Lancaster PLTW students who enter an engineering/technical college program have transferred to other programs. That’s a 95% retention.

According to the Department of Education figures for all college students, 2000 through 2006, 30%30% leave in the first year, and an astonishing 50%50% never graduate.

99%99% of Lancaster PLTW students that entered college are still attending or have graduated.

Overall ResultsOverall Results

Post College ResultsPost College Results

100%100% of the Lancaster High School PLTW graduates who have graduated college are employed in an engineering or technical field.

From Harvey Stenger From Harvey Stenger Dean of Engineering at UBDean of Engineering at UB

“Each year approximately 10 to 15 of your PLTW students attend UB’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences as freshmen. They are some of our best engineering students, they have entrance scores significantly higher than our other students, and they have higher retention and graduation rates. In recognition of your program’s excellence we have started a scholarship program this year and will award two $500 scholarships to the best PLTW students who plan to attend UB.”

Did You Know?Did You Know? One of our PLTW Graduates worked on the

next Mars Lander. One of our PLTW Graduates worked on the

Intel Quad Core Processor. One of our PLTW Graduates designs server

software for HP. One of our PLTW Graduates is a Naval

Aviator. One of our PLTW Graduates worked on

NASA’s Aries 1 rocket.

Bio Tech and UB/RITBio Tech and UB/RIT This is the second year that we introduced the new

PLTW Bio-Tech course. This course will have a partnership with the Bio Engineering program at UB and RIT. This class allows students to explore a field of engineering with an explosive job demand.

Within this, students will study:- Forensics- Cardiovascular Engineering- Genetic Engineering- And much more.

How the Data was collected?How the Data was collected? 128 of 250 Lancaster PLTW graduates

responded. That’s a sample rate of over 50%.

Email and Facebook were used to make the contacts.

The sample years covered Lancaster PLTW students graduating high school from 2002 to 2009.

2010 PLTW Graduates2010 PLTW GraduatesEngineering

Technical

Other

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29 students went to a 4yr college2 students went to a 2yr college

Other includes:Criminal JusticePhysical TherapyPharmacyBusiness

Lancaster Technology Education produces: Mechanical Engineers Electricians Aerospace Engineers Plumbers Software Engineers Architects Biochemists Graphic Designers Media Specialists Structural Engineers Success Stories!