The center has high national visibility and reputation for excellence. During its fifteen years of operation, the program has provided rigorous and enriched mathematics and science courses for selected students of the Kalamazoo area.
Students come to the center for half of their school day from area high schools.
Class size is 25 students or less. Teachers have released time available for professional development outreach activities and other duties appropriate to the center. The graphing calculator is extensively used within the mathematics curriculum. Teacher offices include individual desk telephones and networked microcomputers. Staff members may be requested to work an extended school year with additional time devoted to curriculum development and instruction.