Where Do Minority Serving Institutions Stand in the U.S. Construction Education? – Exploring ASC and ACCE Communities

9 pages•Published: December 11, 2023

Josiane Isingizwe, Ricardo Eiris, Sagata Bhawani, Ahmed Al-Bayati and Anthony Sparkling

Abstract

The construction industry is facing workforce shortages and a low retention rate for new professionals. Embracing diversity has been identified as a critical factor that can remediate this situation. Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) are recognized as an important source to increase the diversity of minority representation to foster a next generation of diverse professionals. However, construction lacks an understanding of what MSIs actively take part of the current educational community across the U.S. This study investigates MSIs within the context of construction disciplines in the U.S. as an important part of the construction educational community. An exploratory analysis of the existing databases that contain MSI denominated institutions under the listings by the U.S. Department of Education was performed to identify the proportions of MSIs that offer construction programs, the types of programs being offered, the degree levels of the educational programs, and the participation of MSI within the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) and the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) academic communities. Based on the results from the MSI exploration in construction, a discussion is provided to stress the importance of connecting with these educational institutions to increase the number of new, diverse professionals into construction careers.

Keyphrases: construction, diversity, education, minority serving institutions, workforce development

In: Tom Leathem, Wes Collins and Anthony Perrenoud (editors). Proceedings of 59th Annual Associated Schools of Construction International Conference, vol 4, pages 234-242.

Links:	https://easychair.org/publications/paper/mTHS
	https://doi.org/10.29007/rmzv

BibTeX entry

@inproceedings{ASC2023:Where_Do_Minority_Serving,
  author    = {Josiane Isingizwe and Ricardo Eiris and Sagata Bhawani and Ahmed Al-Bayati and Anthony Sparkling},
  title     = {Where Do Minority Serving Institutions Stand in the U.S. Construction Education? – Exploring ASC and ACCE Communities},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of 59th Annual Associated Schools of Construction International Conference},
  editor    = {Tom Leathem and Wes Collins and Anthony Perrenoud},
  series    = {EPiC Series in Built Environment},
  volume    = {4},
  publisher = {EasyChair},
  bibsource = {EasyChair, https://easychair.org},
  issn      = {2632-881X},
  url       = {/publications/paper/mTHS},
  doi       = {10.29007/rmzv},
  pages     = {234-242},
  year      = {2023}}

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