Community of Math and Computer Inspired Scholars (MCIS)

巴尔的摩县社区学院（CCBC）将通过数学和计算机启发学者社区（MCIS）计划为学生提供支持，以增加完成STEM学科副学士学位并转入学士学位课程或直接进入STEM劳动力的学生人数。利用与STEM毕业生雇主、巴尔的摩县公立学校和四年制大学的现有合作伙伴关系，MCIS项目将在成功完成STEM领域的学位后，创建从高中到就业的有效途径。由于来自代表性不足的少数群体的个人占CCBC学生人数的近一半，MCIS项目将有助于提高STEM专业劳动力的多样性。从技术角度来看，MCIS项目每学期将为有经济需求、具有高学术潜力、全日制就读STEM学科（工程、工程技术、数学、物理、计算机科学、信息技术和网络技术）的学生提供25个奖学金。除了通过S-STEM奖学金提供的经济支持外，MCIS项目的学生还将获得一名私人教师导师，为他们提供学术和专业建议，与STEM专业人士建立联系的机会，补充指导，以及空间技能发展方面的特殊课程。通过使用机构研究数据和学生调查，要衡量的结果包括项目对入学、学业成绩、MCIS项目学生的保留和毕业、学生对STEM的看法、项目毕业生获得的就业以及成功转学到四年制大学的影响。

As a means to increase the number of students who complete associate's degrees in STEM disciplines and either transfer into baccalaureate programs or go directly into the STEM workforce, the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) will provide student support through the Community of Math and Computer Inspired Scholars (MCIS) program. Leveraging existing partnerships with employers of STEM graduates, the Baltimore County Public Schools and four-year institutions, the MCIS program will create effective pathways from high school through employment, upon successful completion of a degree in a STEM field. As individuals from underrepresented minority groups comprise nearly half of the student population at CCBC, the MCIS program will contribute to enhancing diversity in the STEM professional workforce.From a technical standpoint, the MCIS program will provide 25 scholarships each semester to students who demonstrate financial need, possess high academic potential and are enrolled full-time in the STEM disciplines of Engineering, Engineering Technology, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Information Technology and Network Technology. In addition to the financial support through the S-STEM scholarships, students in the MCIS program will receive a personal faculty mentor to provide academic and professional advising, opportunities to network with STEM professionals, supplemental instruction, and special courses in spatial skills development. Through the use of institutional research data and student surveys, outcomes to be measured include the impact of the project on the enrollment, academic performance, retention and graduation of students from the MCIS program, student perceptions of STEM, employment secured by program graduates and successful transfers to four-year institutions.