WIP: Status of Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Engineering Program at SJSU

This innovative practice WIP paper describes the results for Engineering and Computer Science Students who participated in the Math Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Engineering Program (MEP) at San Jose State University. Students who participated in MESA/MEP have greater retention and graduation rates than students who did not participate in MEP. While the percentage of Hispanic students participating MEP has remained high at 45%, there has been no growth in Hispanic student participation. The percentage of Pell Grant Eligible students participating MEP has grown from 32% to 50%. This work describes the MEP program at SJSU and the focus groups used to evaluate the program.