This case study examined the perceptions of scholarship recipients participating in
Southwest Virginia Community College's (SWCC's) S-STEM scholarship program which …

The purpose for conducting the study was to examine factors related to rural low-income,
first generation college students' obstacles to community college enrollment. The study …

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 …

Given concerns that students are not prepared for STEM (science, technology, engineering
and mathematics) college and careers, some states have created schools to enhance STEM …

Abstract The Rural and Diverse Student Scholars Program at George Mason University is a
strategic initiative to recruit and retain rural and diverse Virginia students in STEM majors. A …

The most prominent option for finding a solution to the shortage of workers with STEM
knowledge has been identified as specialized STEM schools by policymakers in the United …

Community colleges serve nearly half of all undergraduates, including a disproportionate
share of African American and Hispanic students, and are a key point of access to higher …

Objective: Community colleges have considerable potential to grow the number of
individuals who complete STEM baccalaureate degrees and to broaden access to …

This qualitative study explored the challenges that Hispanic and African American students
experience during their education in STEM fields at community colleges. Students from four …

Using the nationally representative High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS: 09), this
study documents that rural and small-town students were significantly less likely to enroll in …