Engineering Ahead bridges the gap for incoming students

Ryan Hassler, Engineering Ahead organizer, and partner teaching professor of mathematics at Penn State Berks clarified the value of the program.

Engineering occupations are in exceptional demand, anyway there are insufficient graduates to fill the need. The issue is two-fold: recruitment and retention. Just 1 to 2.5% of secondary students are keen on STEM subjects. Of the 60% of students who acquire an engineering certificate, just 12% are from underrepresented populations.

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Students from a variety of academic backgrounds originate from the tri-state area (Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey) to apply for a seat in the free program. The current year's 22 student accomplice intends to study different disciplines, including aviation, architectural, biomedical, civil, computer science, electro-mechanical, and mechanical engineering.

Day by day plans incorporate escalated math "training camps" concentrated on pre-calculus, problem-solving exercises, encouraged mentoring meetings, staff and outside speaker presentations on a variety of subjects, and conversation of the course reading material, "Atomic Habits" by James Clear. The program also covers such subjects as the scientific strategy, technology, and professional guidance.

Addie Douglas, Bronx, New York, plans to study aviation engineering. She expressed, "I'm extremely happy I took this program because if not, I would have been caught off-guard walking into college. The reason for this program is to strengthen our maths skills to help us with jumping on target and it did only that. It also is presenting us to incredible connections — to graduated class and staff - and giving us tips on the most proficient method to do well in college."