JoinTwo-Year Community: Increasing Science Knowledge Among High-Risk Student Populations Through a Community College Honors/Service-Learning Program
State and national data suggest a strong correlation between student performance in STEM subjects and student socioeconomic status, race, and ethnicity. Queensborough Community College is situated in one of the most ethnically diverse areas in the country. The authors have developed several service-learning outreach programs in which QCC college students serve as mentors and engage K–12 students in STEM topics outside the classroom. The authors describe Anatomy & Physiology (A&P) servicelearning/honors projects through different community partners serving at-risk junior and senior high school students.