Tracking Trends in Undergraduate Enrollments

As today's undersupply of chemical engineers is increasingly covered in the national news as a "demand," and as it begins to appear in the career planning materials for high school students, the ChE degree will become increasingly attractive, matriculations will rise (perhaps excessiv...

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Published in:Chemical engineering progress 2008-11, Vol.104 (11), p.97-99
Main Author: Rhinehart, R Russell
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business education relationship
Chemical engineering
Colleges & universities
Education
Employment
Enrollments
GDP
Graduation rate
Gross Domestic Product
Hiring
Impact analysis
Internships
Schools
Secondary school students
Trends
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Summary:As today's undersupply of chemical engineers is increasingly covered in the national news as a "demand," and as it begins to appear in the career planning materials for high school students, the ChE degree will become increasingly attractive, matriculations will rise (perhaps excessively), and in about six years, we will face an excess of BS ChE graduates. This, Ï project, will occur in the 2013-2014 period.
ISSN:0360-7275
1945-0710