STEP The Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics Talent Expansion Program seeks to increase the number of students, particularly those from underrepresented groups, pursuing and receiving associate or baccalaureate degrees in established or emerging fields within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Upper-level UMBC engineering students visit local high schools and introduce students to physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, or technology concepts using engineering applications in order to create more interest in these fields. This project will identify the relative effectiveness of a two-week summer bridge program, a scholarship program, and an internship program on student enrollment and retention in these fields compared to partial or no intervention. STEP also seeks to enhance the current informal consortium arrangement between UMBC and CCBC to increase program articulation and student transfer and foster the development of a formalized internship program at CCBC with science and technology-related companies.