Cultivating a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) community for two-year college student success and persistence.

ABSTRACT: Undergraduate students studying Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) often fail to persist in critical "gateway" courses, resulting in students leaving the STEM pathway. Community college students leave STEM pathways at higher rates than students at universities. Implementation of a program designed to engage community college STEM students and faculty in a community of support was associated with increased persistence in STEM gateway courses and associate degree completion. Program elements included support staff, a STEM study room with peer tutors, faculty advisors, and transfer assistance. Over seven years, 415 students joined this opt-in support program. The majority of students in this program were economically disadvantaged and many were nontraditional college stud

SUBMITTER: Leoni D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10490953 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature