Program Overview

Step to College aims to achieve these goals through services such as:

• Ongoing scholar support during the academic year
• Monthly advisement meetings
• Quarterly reviews with school counselors and scholars
• Workshops, recreational activities, and college tours during the fall and spring.
• Structured study hall and tutoring
• Mentorship
• Job placement opportunities through partnerships with Summer of Opportunities and the Wegman Work Scholarship Program

Four year Academic Boot Camp Immersion Program

• Allowing scholars to stay overnight on college campus' for two weeks.
• Two instructors per class - Scholars are taught by some of their own middle/high-school teachers and additional dynamic community members
• Content focus on Reading/Writing/Vocabulary/Math/Science (Science in years 3 & 4)
• Scholars learn about:
  • The college application process
  • What to expect after being accepted
  • Financial aid requirements and expectations
  • Life outside of the classroom
  • Dorm life
  • Building relationships with other college students and professors
  • Mentorship
  • Appropriate college conduct
  • College-level academics

Team building activities such as educational field trips, sports, recreational activities, competitions, and academic study halls, will be a part of the Step to College Program