Success StorySummer Transportation Institute Creates Career Interests
Summer Transportation Institute Creates Career Interests
Author: Casey Townsend
Planning Unit: KSU Administration
Major Program: Science, Engineering, and Technology
Plan of Work: Developing informal and formal leadership skills for youth and adults
Outcome: Intermediate Outcome
15 out of 18 Summer Transportation Institute high school participants responded to a pre and post survey rating their interest in STEM projects and transportation careers. They rated their interest to do more STEM projects as 66.67% before the program and 86.67% afterwards. Their interest in learning more about transportation careers was 33.33% before the program and 53.33% afterwards. 66.67% of the participants noted that 4-H is a place where they have a chance to be a leader verses 87.67% afterwards. 
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