Expanding college access to communities that have been historically under-represented in higher education is a shared goal among Coalition schools. Many of our members provide pre-college summer opportunities with financial aid available.

Explore these links to learn more about each school’s affordable summer programming designed to promote access to higher education. Remember, as a student, participating in a pre-college summer program is a great way to further explore your interests, get a taste of what it is like to be a college student, visit a college campus, and even boost your academic profile.

Amherst College - The Common Young Writers Program

Barnard College - Multiple pre-college programs

Bentley University - Multiple pre-college programs

Boston University - Summer Journalism Academy

Carleton College - Carleton Summer Liberal Arts Institute

Clark University - Summer Game Studio

Columbia University - Multiple pre-college programs

DePauw University - The Gateway to Gold: A DePauw Summer Experience

Duquesne University - Multiple pre-college programs

Emory University - Pre-College: A Taste of College Life

Hope College - Awakening: Building Emerging Worship Leaders

Illinois Institute of Technology - Elevate College Prep Summer Programs

Ithaca College - Summer College for High School Students

John Carrol University - Summer in The Heights

Johns Hopkins University - Summer at Hopkins

Kenyon College - Camp 4

Le Moyne College - Summer Scholars Program

Loyola Marymount University - Multiple pre-college programs

Maryland Institute of College Art - Open Studies

Northeastern University - NU Accelerate Pre-College Programs

Northwestern University - The Cherubs at Northwestern University, School of Continuing Studies

Pace University - Precollege Summer Immersion Program

Princeton University - Princeton Summer Journalism Program

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology - Operation Catapult, Project Select, Rose Accelerate, Rose Power

Rutgers University New Brunswick - Multiple pre-college programs

Skidmore College - Summer Classes for High School Students

Smith College - Multiple pre-college programs

Stevens Institute of Technology - Multiple pre-college programs

Stockton University - Multiple pre-college programs

Stony Brook University - Multiple pre-college programs

Syracuse University - Multiple pre-college programs

The College of New Jersey - Multiple pre-college programs

University of Chicago - Multiple pre-college programs

University of Delaware - College Readiness Scholars Institute and Edge Summer College Program

University of Michigan - Discover Ross

University of Notre Dame - Multiple pre-college programs

University of Rochester - Multiple pre-college programs

University of Southern California - USC Bovard Scholars

Vanderbilt University - Vanderbilt Summer Academy

Wake Forest University - Summer Immersion Program

Washington University in St. Louis - College of Arts & Sciences Pre-College Programs

Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Launch, Frontiers, and College Credit Jumpstart

And, don’t forget, students can now discover summer and pre-college programs on Scoir with the ability to filter by season, academic focus, credits awarded, cost & aid and more!

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