ERIC Number: ED497450
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Dec
Pages: 31
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
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An Attempt to Identify Comparatively Supportive and Non-Supportive Environments for Underrepresented Minorities and Females in SUS Colleges of Engineering
Micceri, Theodore
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This study sought to determine whether consistent differences in enrollment and graduation among different racial/ethnic and sex groups occur at different colleges of Engineering in the Florida State University System (SUS). Analyses were limited to the major institutions (UF, FSU, USF, UCF, FAU, FIU) with the addition of FAMU due to a high minority enrollment. All of these institutions have Engineering programs. A sample of 138,000 SUS enrollees from the 1996-97 through 1998-99 cohorts were submitted to analysis for FTIC students. In more detailed analyses for Community College Transfers CCTs), two additional years were added (1999-00 and 2000-01) which brought the community college total to 91,148. Some 12,000 students in the first group enrolled in Engineering Courses, as did 8,519 in the second group (CCTs). A final analysis looked only at enrollment in Engineering, and added the 2001-02 to 2003-04 cohorts, bringing the total enrolled engineering sample size from eight cohorts to 35,415. The data indicate that comparatively large variations occur on most variables, with consistently higher graduation percentages occurring for CCT students. Key findings include: (1) different institutions exhibit comparatively substantial differences in enrollment percentages among different racial/ethnic groups and sexes; (2) females consistently perform better in engineering than males, accounting for a 17.5% greater portion of the SUS-wide graduating populations than of the entry cohorts; (3) Black students tend to graduate at lower rates then they enroll; (4) Hispanic students entry and graduation proportions vary little, however, they make up a far greater portion of engineering students at FIU than at any other institution (10% to 13% at others, and 55% at FIU). These results show that racial/ethnic groups and sexes enroll and perform differently at different institutions, which suggests that institutional culture plays a part in program recruitment and process. Includes appendix: Detail Tables. (Contains 13 tables and 5 footnotes.) [This document is an Internal Technical Report of the Office of Planning and Analysis, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.]
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Florida


