Geoscience at Community Colleges: Availability of Programs and Geoscience Student Pathways Leila M. Gonzales Christopher M. Keane Heather R. Houlton American Geosciences Institute U.S. Higher Education Fall Enrollments U.S. Higher Education Degrees Conferred A Source of Untapped Talent 2-year to 4-year Student Transitions A Source of Untapped Talent Geoscience 2-year Deparments/Programs Geoscience Faculty Demographics National Geoscience Exit Survey Coverage Academic Pathway of Geoscience Students High school -> Community College -> University Demographics diversity, citizenship Financing of Education Decision Points Field and Research Experiences, Internships Career and Educational Plans (industry, salary, job search methods) Pilot 1 completed 2011 Geoscience Faculty Demographics National Geoscience Exit Survey Pilot 2 Spring 2012 Includes ability for departments to add custom questions (up to 5). Question / Answer bank Peer departments can quickly compare results Development of longitudinal survey Full roll-out in 2012 Future plans include customization for 2- year departments Expanding Coverage of Community College Faculty Directory of Geoscience Departments2010: 287 active 2-year programs/colleges with geoscience faculty 2011: 421 active 2-year programs/colleges with geoscience faculty ~1,000 faculty at 2-year US programs Acknowledgements Heather Macdonald, interns/work study students from College of William & Mary Did majority of data collection activities to help expand DGD coverage of 2-year geoscience faculty Abi Howe, AGI Adding data into DGD and following up with community college geoscience faculty