Twenty technical institutes also are involved in the collaborative sites. The PREP coordinators all have academic and outreach experience. Coordinators are assisted by approximately 300 college, technical and high school students who have volunteered as tutors and mentors. Typically, PREP offers after-school programs at middle schools, although some sites offer programs during the school day. Services offered include tutoring, career exploration sessions, technology instruction, cultural enrichment, leadership development, and self-esteem skills.
Many programs involve parents.
PREP also has hosted Middle School Visitation Days for seventh- and eighth graders throughout the state. Over a five-month period, more than 33,000 students from 217 middle schools visited one of the University System's 34 institutions for a day on campus. This gave students an opportunity to learn about campus life and college options. Some PREP sites also have designed special newsletters for parents containing information to help them prepare their children for college. All Rights Reserved.