Renaker commented that the program is very prosperous. The program started on their campus three years ago with 150 students. Last summer 500 students enrolled and Renaker anticipates 700 students for summer 2001. Parents are already calling to enroll their students. A new feature to the College Bound Program is online assessment .
Students can now have their reading and writing assessment completed online.
The math tests are still done by hand and go through the traditional two-week process. Saint Matthias piloted the online assessment a few weeks ago. With the help of Ryan and Mary Lou Mota at Cerritos College, the reading and writing assessment can be done online with an almost immediate response. Seventy-five kids were assessed last month, received their results same day, and now Saint Matthias and Cerritos College can place the 75 students in the appropriate English classes in a more efficient, timely manner. And in the case of Saint Matthias, the program helps kids to realize how well their high school is preparing them for college.