Collection

2024 CIEC

Authors

Sarah (Yin Yin) Tan; Song-Lin Yang; David Labyak

in S-STEM Engineering Technology Scholars (ETS) program, may face challengesin academic and career advancement. These challenges often stemmed from feelings ofunpreparedness, lower self-efficacy, and a reduced feeling of inclusion, compared to their peersin the same honors program. However, little research has integrated both objective andsubjective approaches, to assess and compare academic success between transfer students in theETS program and their traditional engineering transfer counterparts.This study focuses on examining whether participation in the Engineering Technology Scholars– IMProving Retention and Student Success (ETS-IMPRESS) program, designed to supportunderrepresented students in engineering technology (ET) fields