American Corporations That Lend Support to Engineering Programs at Black Colleges and Universities

U.S. Black Engineer and Information Technology magazine has released its fifth annual ranking of the corporations that have been the most supportive of engineering programs at historically black colleges and universities. Deans of the engineering programs at the black colleges and universities were surveyed to determine which companies offered the greatest support.

Leading the list of companies that have been the most supportive of the black engineering programs are three aerospace manufacturers: Boeing, Lockheed, and Northrop Grumman. Also among the top 10 supporters of engineering programs at black colleges are Caterpillar, Raytheon, General Motors, Hewlett Packard, UGS Corporation, Ford, and General Electric.

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