This edited volume is the first to discuss the intersection between minority STEM students and the role community colleges play in access and retention.

Part I: Pathways to Success: The Role of Community Colleges in Promoting Access to Minorities in STEM

Chapter 1: Community Colleges and Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Minorities in STEM Education: A National Picture, Xueli Wang

Chapter 2: The Impact of State Policy on Community College STEM Programs, Pamela Eddy and Tiffany Pugh Chapter 3: The Need for Integrated Workforce Development Systems to Broaden the Participation of Underrepresented Students in STEM-related Fields, Victor Hernandez-Gantes & Edward C. Fletcher JrPart II: A New Dimension to the Discourse on Minority Students, STEM, and Community Colleges

Chapter 4: An Expectancy-Value Model for the STEM Persistence of Ninth Grade Underrepresented Minority Students, Lori Andersen & Thomas J. Ward

Chapter 5: The Effect of Non-Cognitive Predictors on Academic Integration Measures: A Multinomial Analysis of STEM Students of Color in the Community College, Marissa Vasquez Urias, Royel M. Johnson, & J. Luke WoodChapter 6: STEMming the Tide: Psychological Factors Influencing Racial and Ethnic Minority Students' Success in STEM at Community Colleges, Terrell L. Strayhorn, Michael Steven Williams, Derrick L. Tillman-Kelly, & Marjorie Dorimé-Williams Chapter 7: The Propensity to Avoid Developmental Math in Community College: A Focus on Minority Students, Bobbie Everett Frye & Kelly D. Smith Chapter 8: Moving Beyond the Barrier of Mathematics and Engaging Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in the Classroom for Racial and Ethnic Minority STEM Students in Community Colleges, Denise Yull Part 3: Examining the Experiences of Minority Students in Community Colleges: Diverse Contexts Chapter 9: Minority Serving Community Colleges and the Production of STEM Associate Degrees, Frances King Stage, Ginelle John, Valerie C. Lundy-Wagner & Katherine Mary Conway Chapter 10: Creating Successful Pathways for Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Community College Students (AAPIs) in STEM, Dina C. Maramba Chapter 11: Constraints and Opportunities for Practitioner Agency in STEM Programs in Hispanic Serving Community Colleges, Megan M. Chase, Estela Mara Bensimon, Linda Shieh, Tiffany Jones, & Alicia C. Dowd Chapter 12: Achieving Success: A Model of Success for Black Males in STEM at Community Colleges, Robert T. Palmer & Zachary M. DuBord

Robert T. Palmer is Assistant Professor of Student Affairs at the State University of New York-Binghamton, USA.

J. Luke Wood is Assistant Professor of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education at San Diego State University, USA.