CORE4 STEM

CORE4 STEM is a two-day celebration of education and career opportunities in “STEM” – science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The CORE4 Expo brings students, parents, and educators together with high-profile STEM professionals, corporations, government agencies, universities, and colleges.

The CORE4 STEM Mission:

To stimulate students’ interest in the sciences and lead them to discoveries about their own potential in these areas and provides immersion in the excitement, surprise, and fun inherent in the sciences. 

San Antonio has an important gap to fill in the workforce areas of science, technology, engineer, and mathematics (STEM). Hispanics make up 20 percent of the nation’s youth population, yet only 2 percent of the STEM workforce is Hispanic, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education. Nationally, only 12% of Hispanics in 2009, graduated with a 2-year degree in STEM and only 8% graduated with a 4-year degree in STEM. In a city that is the up-and-coming leader in cybersecurity, military STEM careers, and other STEM-focused workforce needs, one thing is certain: we need change.

The San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is proud to host the largest STEM Conference in San Antonio. This Program is a great effort to inspire our young San Antonio students to explore future careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

The students invited to the Program are those in need of the greatest STEM push. These students will become San Antonio’s future workforce and determine the future economic success of this region and our nation. This unique Program involves local San Antonio corporations, businesses, governmental agencies, and institutions of higher-education. This presents a personal opportunity for students to see the many different types of STEM opportunities and careers that are available to them in the future.