Houston Community College System (HCCS) Planning for Engineering Transfer

提案编号：0230615主要负责人：Garcia，Carlos机构名称：Houston Community CollegeTitle：休斯顿社区学院系统（HCCS）是一个拥有五所学院的西班牙裔服务机构，它与当地和地区大学合作，（休斯顿大学、拉马尔大学）和社区工程机构和公司（美国宇航局、斯伦贝谢）共同开发一个工程转移计划。该项目的主要目标是增加工程学位课程的入学人数。规划小组将通过咨询和访问全国各地的特殊课程，调查工程教育的最佳实践，开发新课程。由于德克萨斯州没有批准的工程社区和大专课程（批准取决于转学机构接受的学分），与大学合作伙伴的合作对该计划的成功至关重要。最终，该计划将作为一个模型，可以复制整个得克萨斯州的学院和大学，并将为工程转移计划的标准。该计划将提供其最大的好处，以代表性不足的学生谁将找到新的职业机会，并对工程行业，这将有一个受过良好教育的，成功的员工不断扩大的池。

PROPOSAL NO.: 0230615PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Garcia, CarlosINSTITUTION NAME: Houston Community CollegeTITLE: HCCS Planning for Engineering Transfer AbstractHouston Community College SystemPlanning for Engineering TransferThe Houston Community College System (HCCS), a Hispanic Serving Institution with five colleges, has partnered with local and regional universities (the University of Houston, Lamar University) and community engineering agencies and corporations (NASA, Schlumberger) to develop an engineering transfer program. The primary goal of the project is to increase the number of underrepresented students enrolled in engineering degree programs.The planning group will develop the new curriculum by investigating best practices in engineering education through consultations and visits with exceptional programs throughout the country. Because Texas has no approved engineering community and junior college curriculum (approval is dependent upon credits accepted by the transfer institution), collaboration with university partners is critical to the success of the program. Ultimately, the program will serve as a model that can be replicated by colleges and universities throughout Texas and will set the standard for engineering transfer programs. The program will offer its greatest benefits to the underrepresented students who will find new career opportunities, and to the engineering industry, which will have an expanding pool of well-educated, successful employees.