ISECON 2008ISECON 2008

Strategies for Increasing IT Enrollment: Strategies for Increasing IT Enrollment:

Recruiting, Retaining and Encouraging Recruiting, Retaining and Encouraging

the Transfer of Women and the Transfer of Women and

Underrepresented Groups to Four-Year Underrepresented Groups to Four-Year

CollegesColleges

ISECON 2008 Phoenix, AZISECON 2008 Phoenix, AZ

Nov. 4 - 8, 2008Nov. 4 - 8, 2008

The Community College of Baltimore The Community College of Baltimore

CountyCounty

Mathematics Department Mathematics Department

Donna Hiestand-TupperDonna Hiestand-Tupper Barbara Leitherer Barbara Leitherer

Sylvia Sorkin Sylvia Sorkin

Mary Elizabeth GoreMary Elizabeth Gore

Community College of Baltimore Community College of Baltimore CountyCounty

Public, two-year college system with 3 Public, two-year college system with 3 campusescampuses

Fall 2007 credit enrollment: 19,426 students Fall 2007 credit enrollment: 19,426 students

– 34% Full-time – 66% Part-time34% Full-time – 66% Part-time

– 62% Female62% Female

– 24% Pell recipients24% Pell recipients

– 31% African-American31% African-American

– 1,410 Associate degrees awarded in FY 20071,410 Associate degrees awarded in FY 2007

What is GHSP?

The Grace Hopper Scholars Program is an NSF funded initiative designed to assist female students interested in a career in technology.

GHSP is not limited to women, but it is marketed towards them.

96% of the scholars are women.

What is NOT Required?

A minimum Grade Point Average A minimum or maximum financial

need requirement A minimum number of credits

taken each semester A deadline as to how long a

student can be in the program Citizenship requirements

Application/Recruitment

Students must apply to the program One page application for

demographic information and a 300 word essay on why they want to pursue a degree in technology

Students recruited via faculty referrals, in class visits and other students.

Why Join GHSP?

Each student assigned a mentor.– Mentors are either faculty or from

industry and are trained by Maryland State Resource Center

Both Online and Traditional Tutoring Bridge Programs Bonding with other Technology Majors Onsite visits to corporations

More Reasons to Join $$$

$300 course reimbursement for first Math or computer-related course with a grade of C or better.– This corresponds to approximately 3 credits.

Student must complete the requirements in order to receive the money.

Money for transportation to GHSP events if necessary.

Requirements in GHSP

Must be active participants for at least two semesters

Students must attend one summer bridge program

Students must contact mentor at least twice a semester

Students must attend at least one other social activity

Sample Summer Bridge Agenda

Math study skills workshop Learning Styles Assessment Computer related activity Mentor lunches Resume writing workshop Interviewing skills workshop Panel sessions with students from local

4-year schools

Mentoring

Mentor/Mentee contacts are required twice a semester.

Once to intervene if student needs help

Once to help plan future schedule Best pairings occurred when

mentor and mentee had common interest outside of school.

Definition of Enrollment Status

Full-time students take at least 12 credit hours per semester.

Part-time students take less than 12 credit hours per semester.

Mixed enrollment implies students changed enrollment status at least once during their time at CCBC.

Who Are Grace Hopper Scholars?

At risk population…

Part-time enrollment status Delaying enrollment into college Not having a standard high school

diploma Having children Single Parent Financially independent of parents.* Working full-time while enrolled.

Progress of GH Scholars Summer 08

Progress of GH Scholars As of Summer 2008

Comparison to DoE Study

Drop Out Concerns

Overall, 18% of Grace Hopper Scholars have dropped out of CCBC– Part-time students at much higher risk

Dropout rate in Maryland Community Colleges is 55%

Dropout rate at CCBC is 56%

Future of GHSP

Work with partner colleges to assist them in the establishment of mentor programs

Continue research on support systems for part-time students.

Program transfers from School of Math & Science to School of Applied and Information Technology

What does CSEM mean??

CComputer omputer SScience,cience,

EEngineering, andngineering, and

MMathematicsathematics

CCBC CSEM Funding Fall 04 – Fall 08

August 2004, 4-year NSF-CSEM project funded August 2004, 4-year NSF-CSEM project funded 30 scholarships per year 30 scholarships per year

Average length of award has been 3 semestersAverage length of award has been 3 semesters

Awardees have a required summer experience Awardees have a required summer experience for career information, and luncheon with for career information, and luncheon with guest speaker each semester.guest speaker each semester.

http://www.ccbcmd.edu/csems

NSF CSEM Scholarships

Funded by H1-B visa fees for foreign workers.

Awardees must complete FAFSA, have unmet financial need, and be full-time students. Maximum award is $3,125 per year.

Scholarship awardees must be:U.S. CitizensPermanent Resident AliensRefugee Aliens

Institution determines other criteria for award and renewal.

CSEM Scholarship CSEM Scholarship Awardees Awardees

Each has a faculty mentor in a CSEM fieldEach has a faculty mentor in a CSEM field Mentors meet at least monthly with their 3-4 Mentors meet at least monthly with their 3-4

student menteesstudent mentees

Use brief mentoring logs to record meetingsUse brief mentoring logs to record meetings

Awardee creates an individual academic plan Awardee creates an individual academic plan

with the mentorwith the mentor

Complete a Student Attitude Questionnaire Complete a Student Attitude Questionnaire

each semester to track attitudes toward CSEM each semester to track attitudes toward CSEM

fieldsfieldswww.ccbcmd.edu/csems

CCBC CSEM Scholarship CCBC CSEM Scholarship Criteria Criteria

MMinimum inimum 2.5 Grade Point Average2.5 Grade Point Average

Eligible for Introductory Algebra, or Eligible for Introductory Algebra, or

higherhigher Register for 12 credits and maintain 2.5 Register for 12 credits and maintain 2.5

GPA in one of these 6 degree programs:GPA in one of these 6 degree programs: Computer Information Systems

Computer Science E-Business Engineering Multimedia Technology Mathematics

About CCBC CSEM Scholarships

Scholarships can “follow” awardees to 4-Scholarships can “follow” awardees to 4-yr institutionsyr institutions for CSEM-field bachelor’s for CSEM-field bachelor’s degrees after earning 30 credits at CCBCdegrees after earning 30 credits at CCBC

33% of scholarship awards were renewals 33% of scholarship awards were renewals made to CCBC students who were made to CCBC students who were transferringtransferring

Transferred

Graduated but did not transfer

Still at community college

Dropped out

MD state cohort of 13,978 full-time public community college freshman 4 years after 2002 entry

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Transfer, Graduation, RetentionTransfer, Graduation, Retention

34% Success Rate

Transferred

Graduated but did not transfer

Still at community college

Dropped out

MD state cohort of 13,978 full-time public community college freshman 4 years after 2002 entry

Transfer, Graduation, RetentionTransfer, Graduation, Retention

63 CCBC CSEM awardees 4 years after first awards made

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33% of CSEMS awardees female (25/75)

29% of CSEMS awards were to females (64/224)

28% of CSEMS awardees who transferred were

female (11/40)

CCBC CSEM Scholarships Fall 2004 – Fall 2008

40 of 63 CSEM Awardees Transferred

As of Fall 2008, 18 to Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County 7 to University of Baltimore 15 to other public and private 4-year

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The Community College of Baltimore The Community College of Baltimore County Maryland, USACounty Maryland, USA

dtupper@ccbcmd.edudtupper@ccbcmd.edu bleitherer@ccbcmd.edubleitherer@ccbcmd.edu

ssorkin@ccbcmd.edu ssorkin@ccbcmd.edu mgore@ccbcmd.edumgore@ccbcmd.edu

Acknowledgement

This project was supported in part

by the National Science Foundation

under awards DUE-0302845 and

DUE-0422225. Opinions expressed

are those of the authors and do not

necessarily reflect the views of the

NSF.