{"id":15,"date":"2025-03-27T16:12:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T16:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chenrickson.bitweb1.nwtc.edu\/webmgmt\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2025-04-15T21:11:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T21:11:32","slug":"science-technology-engineering-and-mathematics-stem","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chenrickson.bitweb1.nwtc.edu\/webmgmt\/science-technology-engineering-and-mathematics-stem\/","title":{"rendered":"Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xlarge);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xlarge)\">Interested in math, science, and\/or advanced technology?&nbsp;Join us in our real-world 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