Promoting Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics with Scholarships and Student Support Services

巴尔的摩社区学院(CCBC)每年向符合CSEMS指导方针资格的六个AA学位项目之一的学生颁发30个奖学金。其中三门课程，计算机科学、工程和数学，是为打算转到四年制院校的学生设计的，其余三门课程是计算机信息系统、电子商务和多媒体，为学生的技术职业生涯做准备。20%的奖学金是为转到四年制院校的学生保留的。CCBC的教职员工将继续指导那些通过电话、电子邮件和面对面咨询转学的学生。这项计划允许因经济原因而无法继续学业的有才华的学生获得学士学位。该项目的顾问委员会由一名CCBC财务官、两名当地商业合作伙伴、一名学生服务顾问和一名来自六个目标项目之一的代表组成。该项目的其他突出特点包括为期三天的暑期职业体验工作坊和出色的学生支持系统。在暑期研讨会期间，学生们在学术顾问的指导下，为他们的四个学期的学位课程制定个人的学术学习计划。这些计划随着学生在学习计划中的进步而更新。与普通大学相比，CSEMS学者的表现非常好。CSEMS学者的大学辍学率从58%降至15%。CSEMS奖学金获得者仅在两年半的时间里就获得了44%的成功率，几乎是该学院三年成功率的两倍。剩下的41%仍在继续他们的大学学业。并不是所有的辍学生都可以被认为是失败者；他们中有几个人是在他们选出的CSEMS支持的领域全职就业的。

The Community College of Baltimore (CCBC) is awarding thirty scholarships annually to students in one of the six A. A. degree programs eligible under the CSEMS guidelines. Three of the programs, Computer Science, Engineering, and mathematics are designed for students intending to transfer to four-year institutions, the remaining three, Computer Information Systems, E-commerce, and Multimedia prepare students for a technology career. Twenty percent of the scholarships are being reserved for students transferring to a four-year institution. CCBC faculty are continuing to mentor those who have transferred via telephone, email and in person consultations. This program is allowing talented students who could not otherwise continue their education because of financial considerations to earn a bachelor's degree. The project's advisory board consists of a CCBC financial officer, two local business partners, a student services counselor, and a representative from one of the six targeted programs.Other outstanding features of the project include a three-day summer career experience workshop and an excellent student support system. During the summer workshop students with the guidance of an academic counselor are creating individual academic learning plans for their four-semester degree program. These plans are updated as the students progress through their programs of study.The CSEMS scholars are doing very well as compared to the general college populace. The college dropout rate of 58% is reduced to 15% for CSEMS scholars. The 44% success rate for the CSEMS scholars after only 2.5 years is nearly double the three-year success rate for the college. The remaining 41% are still continuing their college studies. Not all the dropouts can be considered failures; among them are several individuals who are employed fulltime in their elected CSEMS supported fields.