Five Years of Summer Bridge Program jumpstarts over 1,000 College Careers

HPU launches Jumpstart pilot program for first-year students

HPU hosts Jumpstart pilot program for incoming students. HPU recently held Jumpstart, a new summer bridge program designed to introduce students to college and the resources that are available to them before the start of their first semester. Jumpstart was created as a part of the Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions grant from the U.S. Department of Education. During the week, the students heard from current students, faculty members and st…

Five Years of Summer Bridge Program jumpstarts over 1,000 College Careers

Contributed In 2020, in the wake of the pandemic, many students put off their college plans when faced with an uncertain future. In response, Seminole State College of Florida created the Summer Bridge program to help ease some of the student’s anxieties and get them started in their college career. The program used financial aid and institutional funds to make sure the