Neumont University, founded in 2002, was designed to address the industry need for technically skilled and professionally developed employees. As technology rapidly becomes more sophisticated, well-prepared and qualified individuals become increasingly difficult to find. This problem is worsened by the fact that many new graduates going into digitally-oriented careers lack the specific skills employers need. Neumont was designed to address that problem -- and meet the industry's needs.
At most universities a student spends two painfully long years fulfilling general education requirements before they can focus on their specific major. While we recognize that tomorrow's innovators must be well-rounded, we also strive to offer classes that allow students to develop the skills on the employers top five list:
- Communication skills
- Ability to work in a group
- Proven ability to work in a project team environment
- Strong technical proficiencies
We believe that tomorrow's technology Renaissance men and women must know how to write effectively in a business setting, communicate professionally, and act with a strong ethical code. So we've focused our undergraduate curriculum on developing professionals competent in business, communication, and ethics-based problem-solving, in addition to technology.
From day one, students develop skills through problem and project-based learning to help them learn to think critically and effectively solve real-world problems, and complete the general education coursework expected of any traditional Bachelors program. Our students move efficiently through our 10-quarter programs and learn by designing, building, testing, and challenging assumptions in a hypothetical, digital, and literal world – while creating some pretty exciting projects.
Neumont's Employer Relations Department works with industry leaders from companies like IBM, Nike, and Microsoft to ensure we always have a steady stream of exciting and challenging projects available for our students. These partners also help us to identify the gaps between what industry needs and what universities are teaching. Then we adjust our curriculum in order to bridge that gap - and provide the most relevant technology-focused education available.
HOW WE DO IT:
Check out our Course Catalog or Course Selection Guide for more details and class descriptions.
