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Abstract Farmingdale State College (FSC) has taken a multi-faceted approach to tackle the issue of the low number of women students enrolled in its computing degree programs. FSC has only 8-16% women enrolled in its computing degree programs over the past decade despite doubling enrollment in these programs during the same time. Recognizing the gender disparity in computing is well-documented as a global and national issue, the three women in computing initiatives (support programs) instigated at FSC from 2020 are as follows: 1) maintaining a women in computing student club, 2) hosting summer orientation programs for women computing students, and 3) attending women in computing conferences. This study utilizes end of semester surveys as a quantitative tool and aims to understand the combined impact of these women in computing (WiC) initiatives on three areas: i) women students' experience as they complete their computing degree, ii) women students' sense of belonging, and iii) women students' academic self-concept. An analysis of the Year 2 (fall'22, spring'23) survey results and their comparison to the previously published Year 1 (fall'21, spring'22) survey results show positive impacts on the women students on the aforementioned areas over a two-year period.
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