20A - LABOR TECHNICAL SIKLLS TRAINNING GRANT

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DOL SGA- DFA- PY -10 -13 Orange County Bridge to Engineering ods to recruit diverse participants. The existing engineering pipeline nationally is heavily skewed toward Caucasians (68 %), Asian Americans (10 %) and foreign nationals (5 %)G The large majority of engineering students are male (83 %). As the percentage of Latinos grows in California, and the per- centage of women in higher education also increases, increasing workforce diversity is vital to the state's economic competitiveness. OC B2E has two major aims: (1) to increase the supply of qualified engineers in the Southern California workforce, and (2) to create a pathway to engineering careers that is accessible to and sup- portive of underrepresented minorities (particularly Latinos) and women, Therefore, increasing the diversity of the workforce through recruiting and enrolling Latino, African- American, and female unemployed and dislocated workers will be a primary focus at every level. The beauty of the Bridge to Engineering model is that it creates access for students whose path to STEM majors and careers has been barred by poor math preparation at the secondary level. OC B2E reaches beyond the tiny minority of graduating high school seniors who are prepared for college calculus and opens the pathway to'all adults. Selection of OC B2E participants, then, will positively affect the diversity of the program. We anticipate serving approximately 290 students over the four years of the H1B grant. We aim to recruit at least 100 Latino and African- American participants and at least 100 female partici- pants through active outreach and recruitment to Orange County One -Stop Career Centers, veter- ans' service organizations, incoming CC students, and current students who are participating in Ex- tended Opportunity Programs -and Services Table 3. Student. Demo ra hies at OC B2E CCs (POPS), Puente, and other programs de- signed for academically and /or economically disadvantaged students. Our partner colleges in OC B2E are G National Science Foundation 2008 enrollments in engineering. Women, Minorities, and People with Disabilities in En- gineering,htto• / / /_� wRn vnsfnsgov/ stadsticthvmpd /tables.cinaccessed 5/23/11. Page 6 of 20 20A -57 Santa Ana 'Saddleback African American 2% 10/. Asian/Filipino 14% 10% Latino 47% 12% White 29% 56% American Indian 1% 1% Other /Multiracial /Unknown 8% 19% Female 46% 60% G National Science Foundation 2008 enrollments in engineering. Women, Minorities, and People with Disabilities in En- gineering,htto• / / /_� wRn vnsfnsgov/ stadsticthvmpd /tables.cinaccessed 5/23/11. Page 6 of 20 20A -57