{"id":1415,"date":"2022-04-14T14:47:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T20:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/lead\/?page_id=1415"},"modified":"2025-02-05T13:21:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T19:21:32","slug":"apex-e","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/lead\/lead-programs\/apex-e\/","title":{"rendered":"APEXE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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The Academic Program for EXcellence for Engineers (APEXE<\/sup>) is an intensive two-week, residential, academic summer bridge program designed to increase the success rate of incoming, first-year engineering students. The APEXE<\/sup> program works to increase this enrollment and strengthen retention by providing an opportunity for early access to higher education and equipping students with the tools needed to aid in their success. Scholars are provided with academic, professional, and social-cultural-based experiential learning experiences to aid in their transition, acclimation, and retention to their chosen degree program and Iowa State University.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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APEXE<\/sup> experiences<\/h2>\n

Through experiential learning experiences, this program expands students\u2019 engineering knowledge base and creates a greater sense of connection and belonging which positively influences a student\u2019s academic success and persistence to graduation. With a need for an increase in the completion of degrees in STEM education, the APEXE<\/sup> program is assisting in meeting the demand for engineers by that will be able to address the grand challenges facing humanity as identified by the National Academy of Engineering.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t

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What do students have to say?<\/h2>\n