ERIC Number: EJ1193477
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Oct
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-1545-679X
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Long-Term Follow-Up of STEM Scholarship Students to Degree Attainment
Sorkin, Sylvia
Information Systems Education Journal, v16 n5 p45-55 Oct 2018
This paper describes the results of long-term follow-up of need-based scholarship awardees at a community college as they made progress toward their goal of associate's degrees and/or bachelor's degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. From 2004 through 2012, through National Science Foundation funding, need-based scholarships were offered for full-time STEM students with a minimum grade point average, and U.S. citizenship, or status as permanent resident alien or refugee alien. Faculty mentoring, a seminar luncheon series, and career information were used to increase degree attainment or transfer in STEM fields. Outcomes of these efforts are described, including time elapsed from initial enrollment in the community college to subsequent bachelor's degree attainment. Outcomes by gender, race/ethnicity, and initial mathematics placement of awardees are also provided.
Descriptors: STEM Education, Scholarships, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, Educational Attainment, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Followup Studies, Student Placement, Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Time to Degree, Transfer Rates (College)
Information Systems and Computing Academic Professionals. Box 488, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480. e-mail: publisher@isedj.org; Web site: http://isedj.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Identifiers - Location: Maryland
Grant or Contract Numbers: DUE0422225; DUE0806664