Student Survey Results

14% of students were on a college campus for the first time during the Future City Competition.

90% of students strengthened their project management skills while working on their cities.

94% of students learned how engineering can be used to solve real problems and help make the world a better place.

80% of students agree that the engineering design process helped them think of innovative solutions for their cities.

78% of students are interested in exploring engineering and/or other STEM careers.

Teacher Survey Results

“Future City Competition teaches communication, teamwork, public speaking, positive work ethic, pride, project planning, fine motor skills, creativity, extrapolation, the list goes on. Hands down the best class I have ever had.”

“Students work on a team where each member is truly valued, their input is important. They also do a ton of research.”

Volunteer Judge & Mentor Survey Results

“I heard a lot of students say, ‘Before, I knew nothing about…’ topics like transportation, biofuels, food waste, infrastructure, etc., and this competition allows students to see things from a different perspective.”

“Students gain an understanding of how cities work, how to work with others, how to problem solve and compromise for the greater good of the group.”

“Future City Competition allows students to explore engineering processes to come up with sustainable solutions to everyday problems.”

We asked students about their favorite memory working with their teammates or mentor while participating in FCC.

“When we first started building the city model, we were able to understand how to build our city, to be the most efficient. And when we finished to see how much work we put in it.”

“I loved working on building the city. I am very artistic and loved designing the buildings.”

“My favorite memory is our practice presentation, we had so much fun sharing our city!”

“The presentation. It was so fun acting out scenarios and teaching the judges how our city works!”