When the National Academy of Sciences reported that the US graduated 70,000 engineers in 2004 - versus India's 200,000 and China's 500,000 - execs at defense technology and aerospace systems supplier Raytheon were concerned.
After all, the Business-Higher Education Forum cites Department of Labor projections that jobs requiring science, engineering, and technical training will increase 51% from 1998 to 2008, four times faster than overall job growth. That's 6 million job openings in Raytheon's sweet spot by 2008.
Raytheon, along with ...