Facilitators:
Rogeair Purnell
Eva Schiorring

 East Los Angeles College (ELAC):
Engineering Transfer Pathway Program (ETP)
 Bootcamps in Math, Chemistry, and Physics
 Junior Engineering & Technologies Academy (JETA)
 Cañada College: Student On-ramp Leading to
Engineering & Sciences (SOLES)
 MathJam
 Summer Engineering Institute at SFSU (SEI)
 Cabrillo College: Science, Technology and Energy:
Expanding Potential (STEEP)
 Pre-Calculus Preparedness Seminar (PREP)
 Summer Energy Laboratory Academy

E L A C B O O T C A M P S
C A Ñ A D A M AT H J A M
C A B R I L L O P R E P

Location: East Los Angeles
Subjects: Math, Chemistry, Physics
Goal:
 Reduce time to transfer by accelerating path through math and science sequence
Schedule:
 Summer and Winter Breaks
 5 weeks, 4-5 days/week
Target: Freshmen students interested in STEM

Components:
•
3 different levels of math bootcamps as well as physics and chemistry
•
Lectures
•
Tutoring
•
Online tutorials and homework
•
Math assessment and placement exams

Duration: 2009-2011 (ongoing)
Enrollment: 266 students
Demographics:
 25%+ female
 69% URMs (African Americans & Latinos)
Outcomes (Math):
 Completion Rate = 68-78%
 Pass Rate = 32-51%
 56-65% of completers moved to a higher level of math

I want to take advantage of everything they have to offer before I move on to the next thing…ELAC is the only community college in the area that has an engineering program. You get a lot more attention from the professors there; everything there is small scale, more accessible. You can make friends that help you in your studies.
Alexander Chau
ELAC Math Bootcamp

Location: Redwood City
Subject: Math
Goal:
•
Reduce time to transfer by accelerating path through math sequence, develop learning community, introduce students to CC resources
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Summer and winter breaks
•
2 weeks, 6.5 hours/day
Target: Freshmen students and ongoing students testing at least at the pre-algebra level

Components:
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Lectures
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Online testing & assessment
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Workshops on college success skills
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Overcoming math anxiety
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Group study sessions
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One-on-one tutoring

Time Period: 2009-2011 (ongoing)
Enrollment: 376 students
Demographics:
•
60% female
•
60% Latino
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45% first-generation college students
Outcomes (Math):
•
Completion Rate = 83%
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90% improved math placement scores
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64-71% placed at a higher level of math than in previous test(s)

If I made it this far, I know I can go farther —even though I will face a lot of challenges, I can overcome those challenges. The hardest part for me was taking that first math test because everyone is afraid of math.
Javier Encarcion
Cañada MathJam

Location: Aptos
Subject: Math/Trigonometry
Goal:
•
Prepare students to succeed in pre-calculus
Schedule:
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Summer breaks
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2 weeks, 4 hours/day
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2 hour/weekly problem sessions in following semester as students re-take pre-calculus
Target: STEM majors struggling in pre-calculus

Components:
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Math review & small group sessions
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Peer mentoring
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Student-directed learning
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Games & applied projects
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Ongoing peer support sessions through pre-calculus courses
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Stipends for completers

Time Period: 2009-2013
Enrollment: ~60 students to date
Demographics:
•
34% female (all STEEP programs)
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50% Latino (all STEEP programs)
Outcomes (Math):
•
Participants were as or more likely to successfully complete a subsequent Pre-calculus course as other students despite being at risk of failing (preliminary outcomes).

The group presentations in PREP contributed the most to my math learning skills because I was forced to re-learn the math to be able to present it to the entire class. Thank you! It's not easy to put into words the amount I've gained from this program, but
I feel eternally grateful that this opportunity crossed my path…
Alex Estuesta
Cabrillo PREP & SEA

Subjects:
Schedule:
Time
Commitment:
Purpose:
ELAC
Bootcamps
Math, Chemistry
& Physics
Summer & winter break
Cañada
MathJam
Math
Summer break
5 weeks, 4-5 days/week
Reduce time to transfer by accelerating path through math & science sequence
2 weeks, 6.5 hrs/day
Reduce time to transfer by accelerating path through math sequence
Cabrillo PREP
Math &
Trigonometry
Summer break
& following semester
4 weeks, 4 hrs/day
Prepare students to succeed in pre-calculus

Target:
Program
Components:
ELAC
Bootcamps
Cañada MathJam Cabrillo PREP
Freshmen students interested in
STEM
Freshmen & continuing students testing at prealgebra level+
STEM majors struggling in precalculus
Lectures, tutoring, online tutorials & homework, math assessment & placement exams;
3 levels of bootcamps
Lectures, tutoring, online testing & assessment, workshops on college success skills & overcoming math anxiety, group study sessions
Math review & small group sessions, peer mentoring, studentdirected learning, games & applied projects; peer support sessions through precalculus courses; completer stipends

ELAC
Bootcamp
Cañada MathJam Cabrillo PREP
Duration: 2009-2011+
(ongoing)
2009-2011+
(ongoing)
2009-2013
(ongoing)
Enrollment:
Demographics:
266 students
25%+ female
69% URMs
(African
Americans &
Latinos)
376 students 190-220 students projected
60% female
60% Latino
45% firstgeneration college students
34% female
50% Latino

ELAC Bootcamps Cañada MathJam Cabrillo PREP
Outcomes: • Completion
Rate=68-78%
• Pass Rate=
62-100%
• 56-65% of completers moved to a higher level of math
• Completion
Rate=83%
• 64-71% of completers placed at a higher level of math
• Participants had a higher success rate in subsequent semester math courses than course average
(62.3% vs.
50.5%).
• 49+% success rate at second attempt at pre-calculus
• Success rate at or higher than that of non-participants
(avg 43%)

JUNIOR ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGIES ACACEMY (JETA)
SUMMER ENGINEERING INSTITUTE (SEI)
SUMMER ENGINEERING ACADEMY(SEA)

Locations: High schools, ELAC and CSULA
Target: High school juniors at 7 local high schools
Goal: Foster high school students’ interest in engineering
Schedule: School year via concurrent enrollment
Subjects: Robotics, Renewable Energy Systems,
Engineering Graphics

Format:
•
Lectures / guest speakers
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Hands-on labs & projects
•
Tutoring
Outcomes:
•
Enrollment in Engineering & Technologies has more than doubled.
•
Latino student enrollment in engineering courses increased by 59% and female student enrollment increased by 126% in 2009-2010

Location: Residential program at SF State University
Target:
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High school seniors planning to attend Cañada College or
SFSU as engineering majors in Fall
•
Current Cañada students majoring in engineering
•
Engineering students from any Bay Area community college intending to transfer to SFSU
Goal: Recruit students into engineering
Schedule: 2 weeks during summer break

Topics: Bridge design, renewable energy, thermodynamics, iPhone development, microncontrollers, robotics
Format:
•
Lectures
•
Guest speakers
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Group projects
•
Hands on-workshops
•
Field trips
Outcomes: 80.5% increase in enrollment in engineering for non-minority students; 200% increase for minority students
(2008-10)

Locations: Cabrillo physics lab
Target:
•
Recent high school graduates who plan to attend Cabrillo in the Fall
•
Continuing Cabrillo students
•
Especially interested in students from underrepresented groups
Goal: Increase # the number of STEM majors
Schedule: 4 weeks during summer break, 4 hours/day
Topics: Climate change, energy, green technology

 Format: Hands-on projects, educational games, field trips, group discussions, community service event, justin-time instruction, internships, stipends for completers
 Outcomes:
 Participants had higher rate of enrolling in math next semester than comparison group & were more likely to complete transferable STEM math (35% v. 12% in
2009)
 Increases in STEM majors and completions overall and for URMs
 Program participants change majors to STEM majors as a result of participation

Subjects:
Schedule:
Locations:
ELAC JETA
• Robotics
• Renewable energy systems
• Engineering graphics
School year via concurrent enrollment
High schools,
ELAC
Cañada SEI
• Bridge design,
• Renewable energy
• Thermodynamics
• iPhone development
• Microncontrollers
• Robotics
Summer break, 2 weeks
Cabrillo SEA
• Climate Change
• Energy
• Green technology
Summer break,
4 weeks
Residential program at SF State
University
Cabrillo physics lab

Goal:
ELAC JETA
Foster high school students’ interest in engineering
Cañada SEI Cabrillo SEA
Recruit students into engineering
Increase number of
STEM majors at
Cabrillo
Format:
• Lectures
• Guest speakers
• Hands-on labs & projects
• Tutoring
• Lectures
• Guest speakers
• Group projects
• Hands onworkshops
• Field trips
• Lectures
• Educational games
• Hands-on projects
• Field trips
• Group discussions, community service
• Internships
• Stipends for completers

Target:
ELAC JETA
• High school juniors at 7 local high schools
Cañada SEI
• High school seniors planning to attend Cañada
College or SFSU as engineering majors in fall
• Current Cañada students majoring in engineering
• Engineering students from any
Bay Area community college intending to transfer to
SFSU
Cabrillo SEA
• Recent high school graduates planning to attend Cabrillo in fall
• Continuing Cabrillo students, particularly URMs

Outcomes:
ELAC JETA
•
Enrollment in engineering courses doubled
•
Latino student enrollment increased by 60%; female student enrollment by 125%
•
Fall-to-fall persistence in engineering courses increased (2007-09)
Cañada SEI
• 80.5% increase in enrollment in engineering for nonminority students
• 200% increase for minority students
Cabrillo SEA
• More likely to complete transferable STEM math (35% v.12% in
2009) than matched comparison group
• Increases in STEM majors, completions overall and for
URMs

Cabrillo SEA students visit an off-the-grid home
ELAC JETA engineering students design and build a solar hybrid tricycle