ERIC Number: ED610391
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Dec
Pages: 5
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Underserved Community College Students and the Complexity of STEM Transfer. Data Note 1. STEM Series
Meza, Elizabeth Apple
Community College Research Initiatives
Community college students aspiring to transfer into STEM majors at a four-year institution face a complicated and nuanced admissions process. In some cases, students may be admitted to the four-year transfer institution but face additional requirements to enter a STEM major. This study of community college underserved students of color, women, and first-generation students in a program aimed to help them succeed in STEM finds gaps in knowledge around transfer and STEM specific major requirements. These findings point to the need to build more knowledge about STEM-major transfer requirements and processes among community college students as well as advisors and STEM faculty so they can better inform students of transfer pathways. This research also points to the need to strengthen transfer partnerships between two-year and four-year institutions in support of community college students who aspire to a STEM baccalaureate degree.
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, Majors (Students), Higher Education, College Admission, College Transfer Students, Minority Group Students, Females, First Generation College Students, At Risk Students, Student Needs, Institutional Cooperation
Community College Research Initiatives. University of Washington, 4333 Brooklyn Avenue NE, UW Tower, T-12, Box 359447, Seattle, WA 98195. Tel: 206-616-0722; e-mail: ccri@uw.edu; Web site: https://www.washington.edu/ccri/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Two Year Colleges; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF), Education and Human Resources (EHR)
Authoring Institution: University of Washington, Community College Research Initiatives (CCRI)
Identifiers - Location: Washington; California
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1304776
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