from the NSFScholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (NSF-S-STEM) program.This project is focused on supporting the retention and degree completion of low-income andhigh-achieving students with proven financial need in the Civil and Mechanical Engineeringprograms at the Scott M. Smith College of Engineering and Technology (CET) at the Utah ValleyUniversity (UVU). UVU is an open-admissions public institution of higher education with a dualmission model that aims to combine the resources and rigor of a major university yet keep theaccessibility of a community college. The institution’s student body is markedly different thanthose at research focused institutions. Student demographics are like those of a communitycollege