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As the region’s polytechnic, Eastern Washington University\u2019s College of Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics equips students for success in fields like Biology, Chemistry, Computer Programming, Data Science, Geoscience, Web Design, and Computational Mathematics. With faculty engaged in cutting-edge research, students gain hands-on experience through real-world projects\u2014whether building robots or protecting ecosystems. Our programs go beyond the classroom, offering opportunities to develop advanced skills that prepare graduates for dynamic careers in STEM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":411,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","page_tags-college"],"acf":{"background":{"ID":6,"id":6,"title":"EWUIntroStill","filename":"EWUIntroStill.jpg","filesize":290412,"url":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/01\/EWUIntroStill.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/cstem\/ewuintrostill\/","alt":"Aerial shot of the EWU campus","author":"411","description":"","caption":"","name":"ewuintrostill","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":4,"date":"2019-01-14 18:38:10","modified":"2019-09-09 17:39:20","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/01\/EWUIntroStill-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/01\/EWUIntroStill-300x169.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":169,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/01\/EWUIntroStill-768x432.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/01\/EWUIntroStill-1024x576.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":576,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/01\/EWUIntroStill.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/01\/EWUIntroStill.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/01\/EWUIntroStill.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":169,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/01\/EWUIntroStill.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":225,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/01\/EWUIntroStill.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":338}},"title":"College of","bold_title":"STEM","content":"

Welcome to the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics!<\/p>\n","primary_content_copy":"

The College of Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics prepares students to succeed in fields such as Biology, Chemistry, Computer Programming, Data Science, Geoscience, Web Design, and Computational Mathematics.<\/p>\n

Because our faculty members are actively involved in research, there are many opportunities to participate in real-world projects. Whether you’re interested in building a robot or saving the bees, this will help you develop field and laboratory skills beyond what you’ll learn in the classroom.<\/p>\n

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  • \n Biology<\/span>\n
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                    • \n Natural Science<\/span>\n
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                                            • \n \n Applied Technology (Minor) <\/a>\n <\/li>\n
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