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The Frontier Opportunities in Computing for Underrepresented Students (FOCUS) project, UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, is aimed at increasing the number of underrepresented minorities interested in, prepared for, and retained to baccalaureate degree completion in computing disciplines. A collateral goal is to prepare students who possess these skills, knowledge and resiliency, to competitively enter and succeed in either the computing workforce or in graduate studies. FOCUS will form partnerships with the regional NSF STEP-UP project, the UCLA Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity (CEED), and industries. It will build learning communities around transition and bridging programs to provide an academic and non-academic support system that includes mentor networks, and industry and research internships. FOCUS will offer summer computing immersion experiences and computer programming modules for community college students and UCLA computing undergraduates.
FOCUS will conduct Counselor and Faculty Institutes to produce effective and lasting communities of practice and commitment to diversify the computing student population and workforce. The FOCUS project will impact over 400 students in the three years and can serve as a model for other institutions.
Industry Partners
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Partnering Colleges
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Allan Hancock College (MCCP) |
Cosumnes River College (MCCP) |
San Diego City College (MCCP) |
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American River College (MCCP) |
East Los Angeles College (MCCP) |
San Joaquin Delta College (MCCP) |
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Bakersfield College (MCCP) |
El Camino College (MCCP) |
Santa Ana College (MCCP) |
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Butte College (MCCP) |
Gavilan College (MCCP) |
Santa Barbara City College (MCCP) |
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Cabrillo College (MCCP) |
Hartnell College (MCCP) |
Santa Rosa Junior College (MCCP) |
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Cañada College (MCCP) |
Mendocino College (MCCP) |
Skyline College (MCCP) |
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College of the Canyons (MCCP) |
Mission College (MCCP) |
Solano Community College (MCCP) |
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College of the Desert (MCCP) |
Napa Valley College (MCCP) |
Southwestern College (MCCP) |
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College of the Sequoias (MCCP) |
Pasadena City College (MCCP) |
Ventura College (MCCP) |
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College of the Siskiyous (MCCP) |
Sacramento City College (MCCP) |
Yuba Community College (MCCP) |