Abstract
The Purdue Ivy Tech CHips (PITCH) program is a university-industry-community partnership aimed at developing an educational pipeline capable of providing a qualified workforce for the growing semiconductor industry in the region. Increasing student interest in microelectronics, awareness of current and future microelectronics careers, and self-efficacy to pursue microelectronics opportunities are foundational to building the industry’s workforce. The PITCH program addressed these needs by offering a summer experience that introduced high school students to the semiconductor industry.
The PITCH leadership team engaged Purdue's Evaluation and Learning Research Center (ELRC) to (1) identify (short and longer-term) impacts of the summer program on participant awareness, knowledge, interest, and self-efficacy relative to microelectronics careers and career pathways and (2) examine the university-industry-community partnership functions to identify strengths and opportunities. This report presents the ELRC’s evaluation findings of three interconnected components of the PITCH program: the 2025 summer cohort experience; PITCH alumni reflections; and partner perspectives on the partnership functions.
Date of this Version
1-2026
DOI
10.5703/1288284318564
Recommended Citation
Sdunzik, Jennifer, "PITCH Report: Purdue Ivy Tech CHips Evaluation Report" (2026). Evaluation and Learning Research Center Reports. Paper 1.
http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284318564