STEM Academy at UTPB

The STEM Academy is an innovative public, open-enrollment charter school currently located on the UTPB campus. The STEM Academy’s founders began with the intent to ease the transition barriers between high school and post-secondary education and to prepare STEM college and STEM career-ready students. The STEM Academy is dedicated to implementing the newest and most promising practices in education with an emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The foundational belief is that learning should be both engaging and social. Students work collaboratively on challenging curriculum, which, in turn, enables students to experience engaging learning opportunities in order to develop conceptual knowledge and depth through project-based learning (PBL).

STEM Focused Pathways

• Computer Programming- Robotics, Game Dev, Capstone, Computer Science
• Engineering- Applied Engineering, Engineering Design
• Biomedical Sciences- Human Body, Medical Interventions, Capstone

Early College High School

• Earn an Associates Degree or up to 60 credit hours through Odessa College or UTPB while in High School.
• Free of cost to all eligible students.
• Beginning in 9th grade.

Mission

The STEM Academy prepares students to be STEM college and career ready, with a shared focus on collaboration, creativity, communication, and critical thinking.

Vision 

STEM provides authentic learning experiences that support the needs of ALL students through effective and engaging instruction.

How to know the STEM Academy is right for your child:

• Your student is interested in exploring and learning about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. 
• Your student enjoys collaborative and authentic learning experiences. 
• Your student is college focused and willing to be challenged academically.

Unique ways your child can learn and grow here:

• Small learning environment 
• Technology-enhanced curriculum 
• Cultivating 21st century learning skills of collaboration, creativity, communication, problem solving, and critical thinking