GARRETT KENEHAN: My name is Garrett Kenehan.
And I'm the Interim Dean of the School
of Science and Mathematics here at Chaffey College.
And that is very closely aligned with the academic and career
community of Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics or STEM.
STEM academic and career community is very much
focused on scientific careers.
We have Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics,
Engineering, Computer Science.
NICK CHARLAND: My name is Nick Charland.
I'm an Engineering major.
And I chose engineering because I really
enjoy taking things apart and seeing how they work
and just understanding mechanical systems on a deeper
basis.
GARRETT KENEHAN: The STEM community
has a dedicated Success Center to help you along.
We are still very much a hands on institution.
We have lots of resources.
Labs are available.
We have a planetarium.
NICK CHARLAND: Chaffey has given me the pathway.
Coming here has given me the ability to see what I'm good at
and what I like to do.
GARRETT KENEHAN: Collaboration is so much better
to solve problems, working with others
in the academic and career community
and being of that like mindedness
helps everyone achieve more than they
could have done individually.
NICK CHARLAND: The community here is amazing.
It's super helpful to be able to communicate
with your peers and your professors.
That's going to help you develop that interest
and even find new things that you might enjoy.
I started off with a geology degree
and through that I have found the E, which is engineering
to be a newfound love of mine.
GARRETT KENEHAN: We at Chaffey.
Have an extremely high transfer.
Rate you could pretty much go anywhere,
from your preparation at Chaffey and know
that you're going to be well prepared
in your bachelor's degree.
After four years, you should be prepared
to actually do work in laboratory settings,
helping out scientists that are actually working
on cutting edge research.
NICK CHARLAND: Yeah, I would love
to work towards something where I'm developing a product that
is giving people enjoyment or helping them
be more comfortable when they're out doing what they love to do.
GARRETT KENEHAN: So if you are a student that is really
driven to know the answers to things
and large questions and scientific process,
then you might be interested in this learning community
to explore those things and start your foundation to really
dive deeply into getting those answers.