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A Comparison of the Academic Achievements and Retention Rates of Women and Men Engineering and Computer Science Students in an Academic Scholarship Program Designed for Underrepresented Minority Students
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Anderson-Rowland, Mary R. |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | This paper describes a study of the engineering and computer science students who have participated in a National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) program for the past four years. The study compares the female and male students with respect to their ethnicity, their status as a first generation college student, their high school GPA and rank, and their retention in engineering and computer science. Retention comparisons are also made with minority engineering and computer science students who were not NACME scholars. Of particular interest are the differences, if any, found in the retention rates and GPAs of the female and male students. The paper suggests program changes for the differences found in this study that could help level the playing field and also offers recommendations for further research. Introduction In the last 20 years many academic scholarship programs have been established for underrepresented minority students in engineering and computer science, especially for those who are academically strong with financial need. Many of these students are first generation college students who may not have strong family support and understanding of the challenges of a college degree, especially an engineering or comp uter science degree. This paper examines the retention of minority students and results of one such program, the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) Academic Scholarship Program. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the retention rates of the NACME students, in order to compare the demographics of the female and male students and the NACME students’ retention rates against minority students who were not a part of NACME. In addition the data will be analyzed for any possible causes for lack of program retention. In the fall of 2003, Arizona State University (ASU) received one of thirteen block grants given across the nation by NACME. This five-year grant provided scholarship money for academically talented engineering and computer science minority students, who demonstrated financial need as determined by FAFSA. Incoming minority freshmen students are invited to apply. Each year many of the students who apply for NACME scholarships are students who participate in the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering (Engineering) Summer Minority Engineering Bridge Program, a full-time, two-week, residential program provided at no cost to entering minority first-year student participants. Thus, many of the selected NACME students already know each other through this program. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://journals.psu.edu/wepan/article/download/58497/58185 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
