The pre-college engineering program at the University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez: methods and assessment

The College of Engineering of the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Campus (UPRM) established the UPRM Pre-College Engineering Program in 1992. The program targets rising senior high-school students with a demonstrated interest in and potential for math and science related professions. This paper presents an overview of the program and an assessment of its effectiveness in meeting its objectives. Detailed statistics are presented concerning the formative and summative evaluations performed for each session during the program´s history. Also, the project´s success in attracting students to engineering careers is discussed.