Innovative institutional change

Improving STEM enrollment, completion, and transfer rates at a HSI Texas community college

Authors

  • Dr. Luis Ponjuán Texas A&M University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6200-2154
  • Dr. Cindy Roberts-Gray
  • Dr. Jacquelyn Cresswell Galveston College
  • Dr. Carmen Allen Galveston College
  • Dr. Ana Sanchez Galveston College
  • Dr. Sandra Metoyer University of Houston-Clear Lake

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32674/k392sg06

Keywords:

Insitutional change

Abstract

Addressing higher education organizational policy, programs, and practices that improve access into STEM degree programs requires innovation, commitment, and collaboration. We relied on Lewin’s change theory to study how a STEM Honors program in a Hispanic-serving community college implemented innovative inclusion-focused and high-impact initiatives and practices to expand and increase STEM enrollment, persistence, transfer, and completion rates to regional universities. Our findings suggest that when community college STEM-related programs effectively collaborate with regional institutions, these efforts improve students’ sense of belonging in STEM programs, improve the likelihood of successful transfer and completion rates, and increase participation in the STEM workforce.

Downloads

Published

2025-10-22

Issue

Vol. 17 (2026): American Journal of STEM Education-- Equity and Engagement in STEM Education

Section

Equity and Engagement in STEM Education

How to Cite

Ponjuan, L., Roberts-Gray, C., Cresswell, J., Allen, C., Sanchez, A., & Metoyer, S. (2025). Innovative institutional change: Improving STEM enrollment, completion, and transfer rates at a HSI Texas community college. American Journal of STEM Education, 17, 63-80. https://doi.org/10.32674/k392sg06