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STEM Education The Community College Role!

STEM Education The Community College Role!. Matt DeLozier Dean of High School Programs and STEM Education Northeast State Community College. Who Is Losing? Is that the question?. The gloom and doom of STEM statistics 4 million STEM jobs to go unfilled by U.S. workers

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STEM Education The Community College Role!

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  1. STEM Education The Community College Role! Matt DeLozier Dean of High School Programs and STEM Education Northeast State Community College

  2. Who Is Losing?Is that the question? • The gloom and doom of STEM statistics • 4 million STEM jobs to go unfilled by U.S. workers • Not enough students are pursuing STEM fields of study in college • 23rd in science and 30th in mathematics(Out of 65 countries, in 2009) • Are we losing? Do we panic?

  3. Who Is Losing?Is that the question? • Accentuating the positives • High school students studying advanced sciences1(35% - 1982 / 72% - 2010) • High school students studying advanced math1(26% - 1982 / 56% - 2010) • Science and engineering workforce has seen sustained growthfor over half a century2 • Graduates with STEM competencies are being recruited to non-STEM occupations3 1 - National Center for Education Statistics , 2011 2- National Science Board, 2010 3 – STEM Report, Georgetown University, 2011

  4. What Is STEM?Where is the real need? • The need is across the entire workforce • Workforce growth from 1950 – 2000 = 130%1 • STEM Workforce growth same period = 669%1 • Majority of predicted job growth will require less than a bachelor’s degree2 1 - Bureau of Labor and Statistics, Veneri, 2001 2 – Bureau of Labor and Statistics, Lacey and Wright, 2009

  5. What Is STEM?Where is the real need? • Top 25 occupations by growth, 2010 – 2020 Personal Care Aides Home Health Aides Biomedical Engineers Brickmasonsand Tile Installers Carpenters Veterinary Technicians Iron Workers Physical Therapist Assistants Plumbers, Pipefitters Event Planners Medical Sonographers Occupational Therapists Physical Therapists Glaziers Interpreters and Translators Medical Secretaries Market Research Analysts Marriage and Family Therapist Occupational Therapy Assistant Construction Helpers Nursing Dental Hygienists Bicycle Repairers Audiologists Health Educators (Bureau of Labor and Statistics, 2009)

  6. What Is STEM?Differing definitions! • It depends who you ask • The university definition? • The community college definition? • The K-12 definition? • The employer definition? • The regional definition? • The definition of the public at large?

  7. What Is STEM?Let the problem(s) speak! • Areas of concern • Not all STEM areas are being supplied with enough workers (Geographic problem) • Math and Science achievement are reported differently across the county • Unequal access to STEM resources • Gaps in gender and ethnicity in STEM fields • Shortage in K-12 STEM teachers • The public at large really doesn’t understand

  8. What Is STEM?Community Colleges (A part of the answer) • Building the Pipeline • 44% of those earning bachelor’s and master’s degree in science and engineering report having attended a community college1 • The mission is the local service area Advisory Boards Internships DACUM (Design a Curriculum) • Partnerships with Universities Grant Partnerships Articulation agreements Shared resources strategies (i.e. Innovation Hub) 1 – National Survey of Recent College Graduates, 2004

  9. What Is STEM?Community Colleges (A part of the answer) • Building the Pipeline • High School Programs College Access Mentor Corps Dual Credit Program Dual Enrollment Program High School Cohort Models Perkins Initiative to Increase Female Student population in technical fields Bridge Math Program / My Math Lab Minority Mentoring Program (Development)

  10. What Is STEM?Community Colleges (A part of the answer) • Building the Pipeline • Middle School Programs Mentoring Program Early College Prep Program (Learning Support and Career Exploration) • Elementary School Program “If I Had a Hammer” (5th grade)

  11. What Is STEM?Community Colleges (A part of the answer) • Underrepresented Populations • Early College models all over the country • CC is often the first place underrepresented students are exposed to STEM career possibilities

  12. What Is STEM?Community Colleges (A part of the answer) • Teachers, Teachers, Teachers • Traditional 2 + 2 transfer model (Strong) • Professional Development (Some Success) • New Pre-Stem Teacher Program (Developing)

  13. What Is STEM?Community Colleges (A part of the answer) • Tell them, Tell them, Tell them • STEM Mobile Unit • STEM Mothers Night Out

  14. Who Is Winning?Community College Partners • Reaching downward to bring students to success • Reaching upward to partner with universities • Reaching outward to provide for employers • Reaching inward to build a stronger community Students Universities Service Area or Region K-12 Systems Business and Industry Country

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