"Eun Lee Koh, senior director of communications at Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth, said students coming into Dartmouth with different levels of education is something professors see all the time," writes Concord Monitor.

"'That initial struggle can often act as a barrier or discourage students from continuing on their engineering careers,' she said.

"A program was founded at Dartmouth recently called Dartmouth Emerging Engineers, that works to help support students, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds, gain the background and training they are missing.

"'It’s about bringing those students up to a level where they feel comfortable and encouraged to keep going in their engineering careers,' she said."