Intel is among the major technology players working with two- and four-year colleges to create in-demand academic programs. Among the others are Amazon and Google. The former has especially made in-roads teaming up with four-year institutions to develop cloud computing programs.
Intel’s spending follows an announcement in January that it will build two $20 billion computer chip plants in the Columbus, Ohio, area, which it expects to create 3,000 jobs at the company and 7,000 construction jobs.