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Two-year College STEM Programs Meeting the Needs of Industry

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David I. Spang, Rowan College at Burlington County; Eric Constans, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Edem G. Tetteh, Rowan College at Burlington County

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Two-Year College

knowledge of the robust economic environment that the targeted regional employersoccupy. For example, New Jersey’s Professional and Business Services industry sector isprojected to grow at a rate comparable to the US as a whole. Specifically, the New JerseyDepartment of Labor and Workforce Development projects 7.5% employment growth for thissector between 2012 and 2022, which means 313,150 additional jobs. This sector is expected toachieve the second largest projected employment growth in New Jersey, behind educational andhealth services.Regionally, Professional, Scientific and Technical Services is a basic industrial sector, meaningit is a segment of the local economy that serves non-local demand, with a location quotient of1.45 and projected

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Workforce Preparation at the Two-year College

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rajendra K. Raj, Rochester Institute of Technology (GCCIS); Cara Tang, Portland Community College; David Gibson, United States Air Force Academy; Lawrence G. Jones, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; Casey W. O'Brien, National CyberWatch Center

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Two-Year College

review inthe 2022-23 cycle or later.ABET takes its own quality improvement processes seriously and encourages readers to provideyear-long feedback to any Proposed Changes to the accreditation criteria [11].Finally, it should be noted that the processes used to develop and pilot the Associate’s cybersecu-rity accreditation criteria have laid out general principles for creating Associate’s criteria in othercomputing disciplines, such as computer science or information technology, and newer disciplines,such as data science and artificial intelligence.AcknowledgmentsEdward Sobiesk and Mary Marchegiano also served on the Joint CSAB/CAC Associate’s Cyber-security Criteria Subcommittee and helped to develop the Associate’s Cybersecurity Criteria

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2-Year College Division: Workforce Pathways and ATE

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Megan Morin, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill; Alireza Dayerizadeh, North Carolina State University

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Two-Year College

identify if there is potential impact from technicalmodules for community college students.IntroductionThe need for a skilled STEM workforce will be greater than any other occupation between 2012-2022 [3]. The ability to meet this demand for a highly skilled trained workforce in STEM fieldsis a frequently discussed problem as the nation strives to be competitive internationally. Onesolution to grow the STEM workforce is to recruit from diverse backgrounds, such as studentsfrom two-year institutions, also known as community colleges. These institutes serve the mostdiverse student populations in higher education with a higher proportion of women, olderstudents, first generation students, veterans, working parents, low-income, and

Conference Session

Diversity and Two-year Colleges Part 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Miguel Velez-Reyes P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Ivonne Santiago P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Victor Manuel Garcia Jr., The University of Texas at El Paso; Irma Y. Torres-Catanach, The University of Texas at El Paso; Dawn M. Horton, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Yajaira Mejia, The City College of New York; Dugwon Seo, Queensborough Community College; Jorge E. Gonzalez, City University of New York, City College; Joseph Barba, City University of New York, City College; Fenot Aklog, Teachers College Columbia University; Fred Moshary, City University of New York, City College; Jeff Sivils, El Paso Community College; Yasser Hassebo, The City University of New York, LaGuardia CC

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

1 and 2 that were interviewedincluded seven Fellows from UTEP and six Fellows from CCNY. Six Fellows were male andseven were female. All seven Fellows from UTEP identified as being of Mexican descent, whileat CCNY, two of the Fellows identified themselves as being of Puerto Rican descent and fourFellows reported being of South American descent. Fellows from cohort 3 will be given this samecareer decision-making interview in May 2021, and interviews with the last cohort of Fellows inthis grant will be completed approximately May 2022.In relation to the previous goal, the next research task centered on collecting data regarding thecareer decisions of Fellows who have graduated. We particularly want to know about the factorsthat influenced

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Workforce Preparation at the Two-year College

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elodie Billionniere, Miami Dade College; Lawrence Eric Meyer Jr, Miami Dade Community College

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Two-Year College

over the next 10years, and as emerging technologies within computing-related fields such as cloud computingdevelop further, the gap between available computing jobs and qualified applicants is onlyexpected to grow [3]. The existing cloud talent pool cannot meet this demand, and that demand iseverywhere, in every industry. In fact, predictions indicate that 30% of high-demand jobs inemerging technologies will continue to remain unfilled through 2022 [4]. Meanwhile, the clouddivide could cost businesses millions in revenue due to the slow pace of cloud adoption.Miami Dade College (MDC) is the largest U.S. Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), conferringmore associate degrees to Hispanic students than any other college. MDC also enrolls

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2-Year College Division: Workforce Pathways and ATE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alicia Boudreaux Kiremire PE, PMP, FlowStream Management LLC; Michael K. Swanbom PE, Louisiana Tech University; Gerry Caskey, Louisiana Delta Community College; Barton Crum, Applied Research for Organizational Solutions (AROS); Juliette Pate, Louisiana Delta Community College

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

’ awareness of and preparation forcareers in instrumentation and manufacturing.This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation's AdvancedTechnological Education Program under Grant #1801177. Any opinions, findings, andconclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Rationale for ProjectThe United States workforce faces a shortage in skilled workers, especially in jobs requiringindustry relevant skills but not necessarily four-year degrees. According to a report by theNational Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 3.4 million skilled technical jobsare expected to be unfilled by 2022 [1]. Additional

Conference Session

Two-year College Potpourri

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Zilouchian, Florida Atlantic University; Nancy Romance, Florida Atlantic University; Dana Hamadeh, Palm Beach State College; Annie Laurie Myers, Broward College; Michael Vitale, East Carolina University

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

for PBSC; 2014 Approval for AS to BS Degree Admission of the Second Cohort of Summer 2015 Completed Students into CAPTURE Program Completion Phase of program Summer 2015 Completed infrastructure at 3 Institutions First cohort graduates (AA-BS) Spring 2016 Completed Phase II Assessment: Data Collection related to the Fall 2015 - In Progress curriculum and student learning at Summer 2019 three Institutions HIS Title III Project Fall 2017-Fall 2022 In Progress Table 4. Timeline for Completion of Program Planning and Activities

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The Curriculum at Two-year College's Engineering Technology and Engineering Transfer Programs

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Christy Brown, Clemson University; Karen A. High, Clemson University; Claretha Hughes Ph.D., University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; Robert M O'Hara, Clemson University; Shuyu Huang

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

“bright outlook” (occupations that areexpected to grow rapidly) [5]. ET professionals are significant members of the 17 millionworkers in the U.S. skilled technical workforce [6]. While this is a large and robust workforce,more attention to career development within this field is needed given that by 2022 there ispredicted shortage of nearly 3.4 million skilled technical workers [6]. More research needs to bedone to better understand the field of ET, the labor market, and the fields impact on the technicalworkforce [7]. Developing a deeper understanding of ET students and the role of ET educationwill support engineering technology education and career development across a variety ofapplications including, but not limited to, two-year college

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2-Year College Division: Workforce Pathways and ATE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; David M. Hata, Portland Community College; Emery DeWitt, Mentor-Connect/FDTC; Liesel Ritchie, Oklahoma State University; Nnenia Campbell, Collaborative for the Social Dimensions of Disasters ; Jamie Vickery, Center for the Study of Disasters and Extreme Events, Oklahoma State University

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Two-Year College

the near-term urgency, a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report predicts a shortfall of nearly 3.4 million skilled technical workers by 2022. [4]The challenge lies in effectively connecting technician educators to NSF ATE fundingopportunities to help them address the skilled technical workforce shortage. The following paperdescribes the progress that Mentor-Connect has made in engaging more two-year technical andcommunity colleges in NSF-ATE-funded projects that address ever-changing technology andemployers’ needs for highly skilled technicians. Receiving grant funding to work on technicianeducation, however, is just an interim outcome and step toward addressing the workforce need.What happens as a result of