Engineering programs in the US are set up expecting students will be in or beyond Calculus I in their first semester, first year. They may have allowance for students to take a math refresher first and then Calculus I second semester, but any later than that is behind schedule.

My suggestion is take Calc at a community college. Cs may pass, but they're not good indicators for success in engineering school.

If someone really wants to work in STEM without calc or strong math, consider a program emphasizing computer aided design (CAD). It may be called something other than CAD, such as product design, industrial design, or manufacturing technology.  CAD specialists make good salaries.

Right, this is similar to my suggestion for enrolling him in a weed-out class.  Make it one of the toughest classes he would have to do well in to have success in the field.  If he can do well there, then take the next steps.

So after you won the National Spelling Bee, what did you go on to do? [wink]

You’d be surprised 

I'm saying pay attention to the Calc grade. In the first two years of an engineering program, the #1 predictor of graduation is the grade received in Calc I the first time it is taken. Students with A's and B's graduate at about the same rate but those with C's graduate at a much lower rate.

Very good point.  I was responding to Ladislaus, but your point is also good.

My cousin’s daughter graduated with a 3.0 in engineering in May of 2018.  She rented a one bedroom apartment with two college friends.  Not one found a job in their field of degree and only one had a job that required education beyond high school.  “Carla” ended up working double shifts as a barista and doing gig work for a caterer.  She had an emergency appendectomy with no insurance, and Mom had to foot the medical bill, the rent, and the college loan payments.  Her three jobs just enabled her to survive.  She went on five interviews, three necessitating air travel and missed work, for which Mom also paid.  In March she got laid off and by Easter, she was back in her childhood bedroom and jobless with no prospects.  In September, she got back the part-time job she held since seventh grade, cleaning stalls at a horse stable.  
Lesson?  Don’t go into engineering unless you’re really top notch.  There’s no demand for mediocre rocket scientists.  Another lesson?   Pay as you go or don’t go! (to college).  

I don’t think engineering is for girls. My niece did a half year and dropped out. Nowadays girls want to do what boys do. 
In our family the children had to pay their own way.

Don’t go into engineering unless you’re really top notch.  There’s no demand for mediocre rocket scientists.  Another lesson?   Pay as you go or don’t go! (to college).  

Correct.  There are just not as many jobs out there in engineering as there used to be.  Given that much of our manufacturing has moved overseas, so too the engineering followed.  I have a brother who got a degree in Mechanical Engineering, toward the top of his class and on a full scholarship.  Well, he graduated right when Bush Sr. made huge defense cuts and so he was competing with engineers with 20 years of experience for entry-level jobs, and of course couldn't get a job under those conditions.  He shifted over to computer science.  And with the arrival of CAD and various other computer design packages, the traditional role of engineer is becoming more and more rare.  If someone wants to make a living these days, they have the best chance by going into either Computer Science of the various Health professions (nursing, etc.).

Of course, there's always various TRADES ... as college is largely a scam and overrated.  There's always a need for trades, since you cannot offshore carpentry or electrical work, or even auto repair.

If someone wants to make a living these days, they have the best chance by going into either Computer Science of the various Health professions (nursing, etc.).

! Great advice!  Computer Science, Coding, etc, that's the future.  All the globalists talking about the "great reset" are talking about computer skills needed for the future.

I'm sure there will also be many openings working for the government:  Contract Tracers, Paper Checkers, Gestapo Block Captains, and Walmart "Greeters" (aka spies), etc.

Stupid "Anonymous" checkbox.  That was my comment.

Walmart Greeter:  "Welcome to Walmart; please present your vaccination card."

Just realize how competitive Software Engineering is.

Actually, there are several points about "coding" or computer programming:

1. It's engineering. Do you tell a laid-off coal worker to become a brain surgeon? A lawyer? Why not? Is it because those jobs aren't within the grasp of everyone? If so, then why would software-based engineering be any different?

2. Only a small % of my day is spent designing or writing code. That's the FUN part. So much time is spent troubleshooting, debugging, fixing, figuring out and trying to understand EXISTING code, especially messing with libraries, figuring out quirks, etc. And there are other things too -- communication, organization, managing web server software, framework versions, library versions, etc.

3. It's a hyper-competitive field. Overseas coders can crank out quite a bit of results for $8/hour. If you're not more professional/efficient/better communicator/experienced/genius than them, forget it.

4. If you weren't attracted to programming for its own sake when you were a kid or teenager, then it's doubtful you'll have enough interest/drive to stay in the field. It's a HARD field to be in.

5. Here is another point that few people think of: you have to sit at a computer all day, with Internet access. If computer programming (that 10% of your job) isn't somewhat "fun" for you, or wasn't fun at least potentially, then it's going to be that much harder to stay focused at your Internet-enabled computer. If you mostly used a computer for fun, and don't have a history of spending hundreds of hours at your PC doing work (writing programs, games, etc.) then you'll have a hard time in this field.