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Outcomes 

• 34 counselors from regional feeder schools attended the special session and learned about the College of Engineering programs with an emphasis on BS CET.
• 25 new freshmen and 5 new transfer students entering BS CET in Fall 2025.

A CET Bowling and Pizza social event was held on November 13, 2025 for the current students in BS CET with the primary goal of announcing the grant and the resources that were available for getting CET internships. A secondary objective was to build a sense of community which is cited as a best practice in student retention. The event flyer and signup sheets are found in Appendix D.  
 

Outcomes

• 22 students from the BS CET major attended the event. 

A pilot dual enrollment class for ENGR 101: Introduction to Engineering was offered in Spring 2025 on the ������ campus. ENGR 101 is a required course for all our undergraduate degree programs and is not offered by LBCC. We offered it in a 5-week Saturday format with an instructor who geared the project and assignments towards the CET major. Furthermore, we targeted recruitment towards the LBUSD high schools that did not have an engineering learning pathway to provide exposure to these career pathways to students who have less access to them and would not choose to go into the field under normal circumstances. The class was administered by the Extended Studies office at ������. The goals of this class included: expose CET and engineering majors to a demographically diverse high school student population, inspire them to consider this major and career path, and to have students accrue college credit and envision themselves on a university campus.  
 

Outcomes 

• 39 students from LBUSD signed up for the class; 29 students completed the class and received academic credit towards the BS CET program (as well as for 12 other majors). Student demographics were: 48% Hispanic/Latinx, 20% Asian, 4% White, 16% Black, 4% Multiracial, and 8% Declined to Answer. The Hispanic/Latinx and Black percentages are in-line with regional demographics.
• The exit survey was completed by 24 students. There were 3 questions with Likert scale responses with 1 = Strongly Disagree to 5 = Strongly Agree. The following table summarizes the average responses:

Furthermore, the open-ended comments were largely positive and include: “I love the time I spend in this class 10/10”, “This class inspired me to take more engineering classes in the future,” and “I really enjoyed these classes because it will greatly help my career.”

Two undergraduate students were hired under the Engineering Ambassador program to visit the Math Collaborative at Jordan High School. The Math Collaborative was founded in 2011 by ������ and LBUSD to provide quality STEM education and college prep for African American young men from Jordan High School. The Ambassadors designed a 5-meeting program during March, April, and May in 2025 to introduce the students to the topics they will be learning in the Summer Academy and give them an opportunity to get practice. The agenda was as follows: 

• March 20: Intro to LTspice () 

• March 27: Sparkfun Kits (E) 

• April 24: Brainstorming and Designing 

• May 22: Designing and Implementation 

• May 29: Mini Showcase of Progress
   

Outcomes

• 30 African American high school young men participated in the programming (and later attended the Summer Academy); were exposed to near-peer mentoring

Several grant-funded internships were created during Summer and Fall 2025 to assist with lab maintenance for the Electrical Engineering Department. Furthermore, placement was facilitated with external companies in the field. 
 

Outcomes 

• Internal internships: 3 Summer 2025 internships; 2 Fall 2025 internships 

• External internships: 4 Summer 2025 internships