We’re grateful, too, to have built this program in collaboration with partners like Urban Arts, Hostos Community College, and the Harlem Gallery of Science.”ĬCNY will work with the Urban Arts Partnership and Harlem Gallery of Science, preparing high school age youth from Title I schools for careers in the tech field, thereby creating a pathway from high school to City College to the digital gaming industry in NYC.
“Moving from gaming competition to technology-driven aspects of design and game development, this program should introduce whole communities of young people to one of our most dynamic economic sectors. Young people in our communities, growing up in an environment where gaming and digital consumer skills are ubiquitous, are exquisitely prepared to make gaming a pathway to solid careers for themselves, and economic development for the city,” said City College President Vincent Boudreau. “We’re grateful that the Mayor’s Office for Media and Entertainment is supporting the development of a digital games program at CCNY.
The $2 million investment in this Career Pathways Program, which will be funded by MOME, is planned to reach over 1,000 students over the next three years. The program will create and fund a CCNY bachelor’s degree program in Game Design, the first public opportunity of its kind in New York City, developing the curriculum for a Bachelor’s degree program and providing students from Hostos Community College’s Digital Game Design Associate Degree Program to pursue a bachelor’s degree at CCNY. The City College of New York will play an important role in expanding the digital gaming industry in NYC. The Mayor’s plan will increase diversity and equity in the growing digital gaming industry and related fields workforce, making New York City a principal hub for digital gaming development.
Mayor Eric Adams has announced, in his economic recovery plan for New York City “ Rebuild, Renew, Reinvest,” that increasing the video gaming industries contribution to the city’s economy is a high priority for his administration, particularly the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and the Department of Education.
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