Community Colleges Growing Importance in STEM Education Benefits Hispanics

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  • Marilyn Gilroy Queensborough Community College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55420/2693.9193.v2.n2.101

Keywords:

STEM careers, STEM students

Abstract

Community colleges have become key players in the effort to train a highly skilled and diverse workforce in STEM fields. Organizations such as the National Science Foundation (NFS), have acknowledged the importance of the two-year sector by awarding millions of dollars to community colleges to fund scholarships in STEM areas, especially for underrepresented students. In addition, the NFS plans to give $100 million to Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) for Stem and Articulation Grants to support transfer between two- and four- year colleges and to enhance STEM education at these institutions.

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2012-03-15

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Gilroy, M. (2012). Community Colleges Growing Importance in STEM Education Benefits Hispanics. HETS Online Journal, 2(2), 24-32. https://doi.org/10.55420/2693.9193.v2.n2.101

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2012)

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