NOAA education accomplishments

Advancing NOAA's mission through education

Each year, the NOAA education community helps connect and inspire millions of people with NOAA's mission. The Education Council gathers information on the reach, progress, and impacts of these efforts and reports them through annual output measures and accomplishments reports.

Inspiration Point: Looking west from East Anacapa Island. California, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. (Claire Fackler/NOAA)

Fiscal year 2018 common measures

NOAA’s common measures are collected from programs across NOAA and are one way we communicate the reach of our investments to the public, students, and educators. Partners such as academic institutions, educational organizations, and other federal, state, and local agencies extend our ability to reach our target audiences.

61.9 million people visited informal education institutions hosting NOAA-supported exhibits or programs.

478 institutions increased educational capacity through NOAA-funded centers, exhibits, or programs.

2.6 million youth and adults participated in NOAA-supported informal education programs.

458,000 preK-12 students participated in NOAA-supported formal education programs.

38,100 educators participated in NOAA-supported professional development programs.

37.4 million visits were made to NOAA Education websites that host valuable activities and information.

3,310 postsecondary students were trained through NOAA-funded higher education programs.

709 postsecondary degrees were awarded to NOAA-supported students in higher education programs

Accomplishment reports

These resports feature stories that illustrate how we connect the nation with NOAA-related sciences, places, products, and services. You can also explore our stories in an interactive mapoffsite link.

Education accomplishments for fiscal years 2009-2011 appear in the NOAA Blue Book - Budget Summary.