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The Case for Minority Engineering Programs.

Landis, Raymond B. – Engineering Education, 1988

Discusses some of the barriers that impede minority success in college and gives suggestions for overcoming them. Describes the California Minority Engineering Program (MEP) as a successful program that has been replicated at several California universities. Presents the three structural elements and gives suggestions for starting a MEP program.…

Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Science, Engineering Education, Higher Education

PRIME: A Model Precollege Minority Program.

Tobin, Alexander; Woodring, Richard – Engineering Education, 1988

This article describes a precollege intervention program known as the Philadelphia Regional Introduction for Minorities in Engineering. The goals and objectives, essential elements, and history of the program are discussed. Several ideas for program administrators are listed. (CW)

Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Education, Engineering Education, Females