What Intel Provides Community Colleges
Intel is committed to supporting community colleges in designing and implementing AI programs that are hands-on, use-case-based, and student-focused, through the following available resources for faculty and institutions:
Comprehensive Curriculum
Intel’s AI for Workforce program provides ready-to-teach courses with built-in assignments, quizzes, and lab exercises. All content is also available in modular units, allowing institutions to customize and map materials to their unique academic needs. Learn more about how to access Intel’s AI for Workforce in the section below.
AI PC Labs
Intel’s AI PC Labs gives students hands-on access to edge AI and high-performance computing systems, enabling real-world experimentation in robotics, computer vision, and generative AI. Equipped with Intel® Core™ Ultra processors and built-in neural processing units, AI PCs enable students to build, test, and visualize AI models in the classroom. Check out the details here.
Train-the-Trainer Model & Technical Assistance
Intel adopts a “train-the-trainer” approach: lead faculty receive intensive instruction, then cascade that expertise to colleagues. The specialized training for faculty includes mastery of AI concepts, strategic support for institutional rollout and program scaling, and technical guidance on building and maintaining AI-capable computer labs.
Student Engagement & Competitions
The Intel® AI Global Impact Festival is an annual Digital Readiness celebration for next-generation technologists, academia, the ecosystem, and government partners to showcase AI innovation and impact. The Festival is an opportunity for students to showcase their skills in a global, industry-recognized competition. Learn more here.
Intel® AI for Workforce Program
AI for Workforce equips current and future workers with essential Artificial Intelligence skills. Through this initiative, Intel supplies community college faculty with over 1,000 hours of structured AI content, complete with turnkey courses, assignments, quizzes, and lab activities. The program combines technical proficiency with social and career growth skills, ensuring students are prepared for the socio-economic impact of the digital economy.
Institutions can leverage this content to:
Launch New Programs: build full 2-year Associate or 4-year Bachelor’s degree tracks.
Develop Credentials: create specialized AI certificates.
Augment Curriculum: integrate AI modules into existing courses across various disciplines.
Comprehensive Curriculum Catalog
Intel AI for Workforce includes a robust library of prepackaged and industry-specific AI courses. All content is designed for hands-on learning via student labs using tools such as Orange Data Mining or Jupyter Notebooks. The courses, listed below, are currently available via the NAAIC AI Resource Hub.
Core AI Foundations
Intro to AI
Intro to GenAI
Intro to Machine Learning
Applied Math for AI
Natural Language Processing
AI for Computer Vision
Data-centric AI
Cross-Industry & Ethics
Applied AI Ethics
AI for Sustainability
AI for Accessibility
Applied AI-X (Industry-Specific)
AI for Manufacturing
AI for Cybersecurity
AI for Agriculture
How is Intel Supporting NAAIC
Intel and NAAIC have a strong partnership to make it easy for all community colleges to get and use the Intel AI for Workforce content. Through the NAAIC AIResource Hub, community colleges can access Intel’s AI for Workforce Support Portal to get all of the AI for Workforce content and to engage with Intel’s AI for Workforce community.
Available via the Intel Support Portal
All 1,000+ Hours of Content
Self-Paced Train the Trainer
Peer Network Sessions
Continuous Content & Course Updates
Branding & Marketing Guidelines
AI PC & Lab Build-out Guidelines
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