Community College
In a partnership with three local community colleges, UC Irvine works to recruit and retain women and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors. With financial support from the National Science Foundation, the university’s iStart (Innovate from the Start: Engaging Engineering and Computer Science Undergraduates) helps build a community college pipeline, delivers a hands-on design approach that motivates students to stay, and offers an innovation ecosystem that encourages entrepreneurship.