Viable STEM Pathways from Community Colleges to Four-year Institutions

June 17, 2013

Xueli Wang and colleagues are working to help more community college students succeed in STEM courses (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Wang examines course-taking patterns of beginning community college students who plan to transfer into 4-year colleges to major in a STEM field; this information will be mapped against critical junctures of the students' STEM pathways, including persistence and attainment at 4-year institutions. While the demand for professionals in STEM fields continues to rise, there's a deficit in the number of students entering and completing these areas of study. Wang's research will help educators and policy makers create and facilitate effective and efficient educational pathways for interested community college students. More information is available here.