Conference Session

Improved Pathways to Graduate Studies

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol S. Gattis, University of Arkansas; Manuel D. Rossetti P.E., University of Arkansas; Kim LaScola Needy P.E., University of Arkansas; Edgar C. Clausen, University of Arkansas; Wenjuo Lo, University of Arkansas

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

situation within the State of Arkansas has been exceptionally bleak because of historical lag,where according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2005-2009 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates, the national mean percentage of full-time employed workers (age > 16) workingwithin the Architecture and Engineering (A&E) sector in Arkansas is 1.44%, last in the nation.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the percentage of [people in state] 25 and older that hold abachelors degree is only 18%, with the US average being 27.5%. The University of Arkansas,and specifically the College of Engineering (COE), has averaged 84.7 engineering masterdegrees awarded per year from 2002-11. Of this amount, only 35.7% went to [people in state],which makes it