Women in Technical Careers is a scholarship program designed to help women students succeed in a technical degree program at Dunwoody College of Technology and launch into a great career.
Most careers requiring a technical degree are non-traditional for women (defined by federal law as employing fewer than 25 percent women nationwide). Those same careers deliver higher median wages, greater job security, and more opportunities for advancement than historically female-dominated professions.
Our mission is to empower women to earn technical degrees from Dunwoody College of Technology and eliminate barriers for women to enter and succeed in technical industries.
Program benefits
- A scholarship of up to $10,000/year for two years
- A child care stipend of up to $1,500/year for two years (if eligible)
- Stipends for textbooks and program participation
- Formal mentoring by women professionals from the technical sector
- A cohort experience, including monthly professional development workshops
- One-on-one advising from WITC staff and additional wrap-around support
- Access to internships and part-time job opportunities starting your first year
- A summer orientation exclusively for women in the cohort
The College also provides additional benefits to all students, including: support from Women’s Initiatives Office, tutoring, career counseling, job placement services, industry field trips, and guest speakers.
ABOUT DUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Founded in 1914, Dunwoody College of Technology is the only private, not-for-profit technical college in the Upper Midwest. Having provided hands-on, applied technical education to more than 250,000 individuals, Dunwoody is the college for experimenters and makers, a place where the curious and the confident learn by doing. Located in Minneapolis, Dunwoody offers a unique campus experience in dedicated labs, studios, and shops that treats students like future professionals from day one. With certificates, associate’s, and bachelor’s degrees in more than 46 majors – including engineering, robotics, design and other STEM-related fields – Dunwoody challenges students to come determined and graduate destined. More information on Dunwoody can be found at www.dunwoody.edu or by following Dunwoody on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.