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Starobin, Soko S.; Laanan, Frankie Santos – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2008
Over the past few decades, community colleges have helped increase the representation of female and minority students in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Flexible schedules, low tuition, proximity to jobs, and open access admissions make community colleges attractive to a diverse student body, especially…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, Minority Groups, Females
Balmer, Robert T. – Engineering Education, 1988
Promotes the use of a practicum technique in which senior engineering level students work on typical company problems in a laboratory setting. Offers suggestions on how to solicit and organize such a university-industry course. (RT)
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Science, Cooperative Programs, Engineering