LIU, Z., & Mahmoud, E. L. D. (2025, April), The Impact of Community College STEM Pathways on the Success of First-Year Transfer Students  Paper presented at 2025 ASEE PSW Conference, California Polytechnic University, California. 10.18260/1-2--55194

\bibitem{asee_peer_55194}
  LIU, Z., \& Mahmoud, E. L. D. (2025, April), \emph{The Impact of Community College STEM Pathways on the Success of First-Year Transfer Students}
  Paper presented at 2025 ASEE PSW Conference, California Polytechnic University, California.
  10.18260/1-2--55194

ZHENYU LIU and Eugene Leo Draine Mahmoud.  "The Impact of Community College STEM Pathways on the Success of First-Year Transfer Students".  2025 ASEE PSW Conference, California Polytechnic University, California, 2025, April.  ASEE Conferences, 2025.  https://peer.asee.org/55194 Internet.  14 Jul, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_55194}
  ZHENYU LIU and Eugene Leo Draine Mahmoud.
  "The Impact of Community College STEM Pathways on the Success of First-Year Transfer Students".
  \emph{2025 ASEE PSW Conference, California Polytechnic University, California, 2025, April}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2025.
  https://peer.asee.org/55194 Internet.  14 Jul, 2025

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AB  - For STEM students, a reasonable and well-designed transfer path is very important, as it can help them to plan their coursework across institutions. Transfer students are often unclear as to which courses to choose in the first year. If they do not have access to certain information or receive some inaccurate information, their ability to transfer and complete a degree may be delayed or halted. This study aims to explore the perspective of first-year STEM community college students who navigate course pathways for academic success and transfer. The motivation of this study is to understand the difficulties suffered by engineering transfer students, which often include enrollment in courses that do not articulate to different universities, and professional consultation for special classes in STEM majors. Identifying these difficulties can help institutions simplify educational paths, minimize student delays in college, and enhance the STEM professional experience in college. In this study, we will pose questions to first-year STEM transfer students through a survey. This survey will focus on understanding their academic plans, knowledge of the transfer process, and their experience as a STEM student in their current college. Through this survey, we can analyze the alignment between students’ academic goals and the design of STEM pathways, and make suggestions to improve community college policies.  A smooth transfer ecosystem allows students to find out as quickly as possible whether they are suitable for a future STEM career. The findings of this study will contribute to shorter times to degrees, and improved experiences for degree-seeking students.

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