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CCASE Program

SWE's Community College Affiliate Support and Expansion (CCASE) Program aims to increase support for Community College Affiliates across the United States. By offering direct financial and membership incentives, we aim to facilitate professional development and outreach activities.

U.S. Enrollments

According to data from the American Society for Engineering Education, (ASEE), women make up a smaller proportion of students enrolling in Engineering and Engineering Technology tertiary programs when compared to men in the United States. Tertiary education encompasses the academic programs pursued after secondary education and includes undergraduate (Bachelor's) and graduate (Master's and Doctoral) studies.

The Impact of SWE Scholarships on Retention in Engineering, Engineering Technology, and Computer Science

SWE scholarships have a significant impact on women's retention in engineering and technology degree programs!

Tags: General Higher Education

U.S. Degree Attainment

According to the World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap 2024 Report, 20.4% of U.S. graduates in engineering, manufacturing, and construction were women. According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the American Society for Engineering Education, (ASEE), women make up a smaller proportion of students earning degrees in Engineering and Engineering Technology tertiary programs when compared to males in the U.S..

Tags: Women of Color, General Higher Education

Tenure/Tenure-Track Faculty

According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the American Society for Engineering Education, (ASEE), female tenure/tenure-track faculty are not as well-represented at the highest levels of tenure when compared to their male counterparts in the United States.

Tags: Women of Color, General Higher Education, Women Engineers in the Workplace

Case Studies on Mentoring Programs for Women in STEM

In 2023, SWE conducted a qualitative study to understand the various activities of mentoring programs for women in STEM academia across four higher education institutions in Austria and Germany.

Tags: General Higher Education, SWE Research: Global, Germany

Women in Engineering Faculty

This study investigates the relationship between women's representation in engineering tenured/tenure-track faculty positions and the percentage of degrees awarded to women in engineering fields at doctoral universities in the United States.

Tags: General Higher Education

Minority-Serving Institutions

Minority-serving institutions, or MSIs, are an important part of higher education in the United States, graduating thousands of students who have historically been marginalized in our society. MSIs include Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). MSIs are predominately located in the western, southern, and eastern areas…

Tags: Women of Color, General Higher Education

Recruiting and Retaining Women in STEM from Minority-Serving Institutions

In 2023, SWE conducted a qualitative study to understand the various activities of mentoring programs for women in STEM academia across four higher education institutions in Austria and Germany.

Tags: Women of Color, SWE Research: Higher Ed

Mentoring Programs for Women in STEM: Mentoring Modules

Mentoring modules provide readers with some of the research literature that informed a SWE study on the factors contributing to a strong mentoring program for women in STEM.

Tags: General Higher Education, SWE Research: Higher Ed

Collegiate Leadership Institute: WoC in STEM

50K Coalition

The 50K Coalition is a sustained and structured collaboration of associations, colleges, universities, agencies, corporations, and foundations working to increase the number of diverse engineering graduates to 50,000 per year by 2025.

Tags: Women of Color, Women Engineers in the Workplace