The STEM Educational Institute, Inc. (SEI) is a nonprofit corporation with the mission to end generational poverty through free programming in the areas of STEM, Financial Literacy, and Mental Health. We provide programming that gives underrepresented high school students the technological skills needed to enter today’s workforce while building generational wealth. In partnership with several corporations, the program aims to serve as a diverse talent pipeline for organizations and build generational wealth for students.

In 2022 the median salary for STEM careers was 2.2 times that of non-STEM careers.* 30% of high-ability eighth-graders from low-income families complete college.** An individual with a bachelor’s degree typically earns more his or her lifetime compared to high school graduates.***

*https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/stem-employment.htm

**White House Task Force on Middle Class Families: Barriers to Higher Education. June 2009.

***Investing in Higher Education: Benefits, Challenges and the State of Student Debt. Executive Office of the White House, June 2016.

The STEM Educational Institute is a program that serves as a career bridge for high school students to enter into STEM fields and college majors. Students participate in a one-year program that starts in the summer. Upon completion of the program, students receive a stipend, college scholarship in a 529 Plan and access to our alumni platform.