STEMtech 2016 Associates or Bachelors LongTerm Followup of

STEMtech 2016 Associate’s or Bachelor’s? Long-Term Follow-up of STEM Students Sylvia Sorkin Mathematics Department Community College of Baltimore County 1

Community College of Baltimore County n Public, two-year college system with 3 campuses and 3 extension centers n Fall 2012 credit enrollment: 25, 188 students 33% were full-time 62% Female 39% African-American 41% Pell recipients in 2012 -13 academic year 2, 132 Associate degrees awarded in Fiscal Year 2012 2

Community Colleges and STEM n 5. 8% of the U. S. workforce is in STEM occupations. n In the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area close to CCBC, 12. 7% of the workforce is in STEM occupations. n Many who transfer to 4 -year colleges do so without first earning a 2 -year associate’s degree. 3

NSF-funded Scholarship Programs § Funded by U. S National Science Foundation (NSF) using H 1 -B visa fees. § Project goal to increase the enrollment, graduation, and transfer of students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs at CCBC. § Scholarship awardees must be: U. S. Citizens Permanent Resident Aliens Refugee Aliens 4

Two Similar Scholarship Projects n 2 four-year NSF scholarship projects at CCBC n CSEMS (Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarships) program from Fall 2004 – Fall 2008 awarded scholarships to 75 students (25 Female / 50 Male) n S-STEM (Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) program from Fall 2008 – Fall 2012 awarded scholarships to 99 students (36 Female / 63 Male). 5

CSEMS & S-STEM Awardees Combined CSEMS 66 9 S-STEM 90 (25 F/50 M) (36 F/63 M) Combined 165 Awardees (60 F/105 M) 92 Bachelor’s Degrees (28 F/64 M)

Combined 165 Scholars - Race & Ethnicity 165 CSEMS & S-STEM Awardees Fall 04 – Fall 12 60 50 40 30 Female 20 Male 10 0 African American Asian 30% 19% White 44% Hispanic 4% Other 2% 7

NSF STEM Funding at CCBC n Combined, from Fall 2004 through Fall 2012, 165 students received scholarships n Average award was for 2. 5 semesters Scholarship award depended on financial need n Average award was $1, 600 per semester n 8

CCBC CSEMS & S-STEM Criteria n Maintain 2. 5 or higher Grade Point Average n Take MATH each semester until completed all math for major program n Register for, and complete, 12 credits in one of these career or transfer programs each semester of award: Biology Chemistry Engineering Mathematics Physics Computer Science E-Business Environmental Science IS/IT/Networks Multimedia 9

Interventions Used n One or two-day summer career program for awardees focusing on STEM programs n Guest speakers from STEM fields, visits to workplace (Northrop Grumman, NASA) and 4 -year institutions n Optional internships for awardees n Mentoring of all awardees by STEM faculty n Faculty mentors met at least monthly with their student mentees n Mentor created an individual academic plan with each awardee 10

How to Follow-up Awardees? n Mentor email contact n Facebook, Linked. In n National Student Clearinghouse 11

Combined Awardee Outcomes CSEMS Fall 04 – Fall 08 S-STEM Fall 08 – Fall 12 Combined List Fall 04 – Fall 12 Number of Awardees % of Awardees 65 87% 88 89% 144 87% Graduated (no transfer) 5 7% 5 5% 10 6% Still Enrolled (in 2015) 1 1% 2 1% Dropped Out 4 5% 5 5% 9 5% TOTALS: 75 100% 99 100% 165 100% Associate’s Degrees: 42 56% 51 52% 91 55% Bachelor’s Degrees: 44 59% 57 58% 92 56% Awardee Outcome Transferred to 4 -year NOTE: Nine (9) students initially received CSEMS and later S-STEM scholarships. Duplicate counts are removed from combined list of awardees. 12

Efforts to Increase Transfer Rate n Awardees encouraged to complete bachelor’s degrees in STEM fields n After transfer, students could receive up to 2 more semesters of scholarship funding n 25% of scholarship funds were awarded those who had transferred n CCBC faculty continued to mentor awardees after transfer 13

Where are the 165 awardees? As of Spring 2016, at least 144 had transferred to these 4 -year institutions: University of Maryland Baltimore County Towson University of Maryland College Park University of Baltimore University of Maryland University College Morgan State University of Maryland Baltimore over 20 other public and private institutions in- and out-of-state 14

Transfer Institutions for Earned Bachelor's Degrees for 92 Awardees by Gender 40 Female 35 Male 30 25 20 15 10 5 O th er B M U ev en s on U C U St M n ga or M U U B U CP TU M BC 0 U Frequency 45 15

Bachelor’s Programs Major Programs for Earned Bachelor's Degrees for 92 Awardees by Gender 27 Female 24 Male 21 18 15 12 9 6 3 M TE -S N on ul ti m ed ia PH YS M te r pu m CH EM Sc ie nc e AT H L O BI M Co /I T/ N et w EN or G ks R 0 IS Frequency 30 16

Bachelor’s Major Programs for Earned Bachelor's Degrees for 92 CSEM & S-STEM Awardees ENGR IS/IT/Networks 18% 32% 3% BIOL MATH 3% Computer Science 4% CHEM 5% PHYS 16% 9% 9% Multimedia non-STEM 17

Time in Months to Bachelor’s Degree Time to Bachelor's Degree from Community College Entry for 92 Awardees by Gender Number of Awardees 30 Mean Median Mean Mode 25 20 15 = == 66 months 68 months 63 59 months 63 months 71 51 months 51 10 5 0 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 144 156 168 180 Time in Months 18

Outcomes for 165 Awardees by Gender Females Males Combined Outcome Number % of Female Awardees Associate’s Degrees 39 65% 52 50% 91 55% Transferred 52 87% 92 88% 144 87% Bachelor’s Degrees 27 45% 65 62% 92 56% Total Awardees 60 Number of % of Male Number of % of All Awardees 105 165 19

Outcomes for 165 Awardees by Gender Females Males Combined Outcome Number % of Female Awardees Associate’s Degrees 39 65% 52 50% 91 55% Transferred 52 87% 92 88% 144 87% Bachelor’s Degrees 27 45% 65 62% 92 56% Total Awardees 60 Number of % of Male Number of % of All Awardees 105 165 20

Outcomes for 165 Awardees by Gender Females Males Combined Outcome Number % of Female Awardees Associate’s Degrees 39 65% 52 50% 91 55% Transferred 52 87% 92 88% 144 87% Bachelor’s Degrees 27 45% 65 62% 92 56% Total Awardees 60 Number of % of Male Number of % of All Awardees 105 165 21

Conclusions v Female awardees were more likely to earn STEM Associate’s degrees v Female and Male awardees were equally likely to Transfer to four-year institutions v Male awardees were more likely to earn STEM Bachelor’s degrees v Median time to STEM Bachelor’s degree was 63 months from community college entry 22

Outcomes for 165 Awardees by Race White Outcome African American All Other Number of % of White Afr. Am. Other Awardees Awardees Associate’s Degrees 45 62% 31 62% 15 36% Transferred 57 78% 47 94% 40 95% Bachelor’s Degrees 36 49% 28 56% 28 67% Pharm. D Degrees 1 1% 3 6% 2 5% Total Awardees 73 44% 50 30% 42 25% 23

Defining Success n Over 2, 000 full-time freshmen entered CCBC in 2007 n “Success” here is defined as: Transfer to a 4 -year institution or Graduation with Associate’s degree or certificate 24

Transfer, Graduation, Retention CCBC cohort of 2, 938 full-time freshman 4 years after 2009 entry Transferred 58% 29% Success Rate 23% Graduated but did not transfer Still at community college Dropped out 6% 13% 25

Transfer, Graduation, Retention CCBC cohort of 2, 938 full-time freshman 4 years after 2009 entry Transferred 58% 165 CCBC CSEMS & S-STEM scholarship awardees 6% 23% 1% 5% 87% Graduated but did not transfer Still at community college Dropped out 6% 13% 93% Success Rate

S-STEM Outcomes by Math Placement Initial Math Placement Developmental Level Non. Developmental Level Combined Outcome Number of Awardees % of Number of % of Awardees Awardees Transferred 30 81% 58 94% 88 89% Graduated (no transfer) 3 8% 2 3% 5 5% Still Enrolled 1 3% 0 0% 1 1% Dropped Out 3 8% 2 3% 5 5% Total: 37 100% 62 100% 99 100% Associate’s 18 49% 33 53% 51 52% Bachelor’s 19 51% 38 61% 57 58% Pharm. D 2 5% 4 6% 6 6% 27

S-STEM Outcomes by Math Placement Initial Math Placement Developmental Level Non. Developmental Level Combined Outcome Number of Awardees % of Number of % of Awardees Awardees Transferred 30 81% 58 94% 88 89% Graduated (no transfer) 3 8% 2 3% 5 5% Still Enrolled 1 3% 0 0% 1 1% Dropped Out 3 8% 2 3% 5 5% Total: 37 100% 62 100% 99 100% Associate’s 18 49% 33 53% 51 52% Bachelor’s 19 51% 38 61% 57 58% Pharm. D 2 5% 4 6% 6 6% 28

S-STEM Outcomes by Math Placement Initial Math Placement Developmental Level Non. Developmental Level Combined Outcome Number of Awardees % of Number of % of Awardees Awardees Transferred 30 81% 58 94% 88 89% Graduated (no transfer) 3 8% 2 3% 5 5% Still Enrolled 1 3% 0 0% 1 1% Dropped Out 3 8% 2 3% 5 5% Total: 37 100% 62 100% 99 100% Associate’s 18 49% 33 53% 51 52% Bachelor’s 19 51% 38 61% 57 58% Pharm. D 2 5% 4 6% 6 6% 29

S-STEM Outcomes by Math Placement Initial Math Placement Developmental Level Non. Developmental Level Combined Outcome Number of Awardees % of Number of % of Awardees Awardees Transferred 30 81% 58 94% 88 89% Graduated (no transfer) 3 8% 2 3% 5 5% Still Enrolled 1 3% 0 0% 1 1% Dropped Out 3 8% 2 3% 5 5% Total: 37 100% 62 100% 99 100% 30

Combined Outcomes by Racial/Ethnic White African American All Other Outcome Number of Awardees % of Number of % of Awardees Awardees Transferred 57 78% 47 94% 40 95% Graduated (no transfer) 9 12% 1 2% 0 0% Still Enrolled 0 0% 2 4% 0 0% Dropped Out 7 10% 0 0% 2 5% Totals: 73 100% 50 100% 42 100% 31

Combined Outcomes by Racial/Ethnic White African American All Other Outcome Number of Awardees % of Number of % of Awardees Awardees Transferred 57 78% 47 94% 40 95% Graduated (no transfer) 9 12% 1 2% 0 0% Still Enrolled 0 0% 2 4% 0 0% Dropped Out 7 10% 0 0% 2 5% Totals: 73 100% 50 100% 42 100% 32

Diversity of 165 Combined Awardees % of CCBC CSEMS S-STEM Combined List Fall 04 – Fall 08 – Fall 12 Fall 04 – Fall 12 Enrollment Number of Awardees % of Awardees White 53% 36 48% 38 38% 73 44% African American 34% 23 31% 31 31% 50 30% Asian 5% 13 17% 21 21% 31 19% Hispanic 3% 3 4% 5 5% 7 4% Other: 5% 0 0% 4 4% 4 2% TOTAL: 100% 75 100% 99 100% 165 100% Racial/Ethnic Group Fall 2009 Credit NOTE: Nine (9) students initially received CSEMS and later S-STEM scholarships. Duplicate 33 counts are removed from combined list of awardees.

Acknowledgement This research project is a follow-up of CCBC awardees under the NSF-funded S-STEM award DUE-0806664, and CSEMS award DUE-0422225. Opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF. 34