California Educational Facilities Authority
Academic Assistance Program Grant Recipient
Scripps College
The Scripps College Academy (SCA) is an academically intensive, year-round outreach program for highly motivated young women from racially diverse and low socio-economic backgrounds who will have completed the ninth or tenth grade by the start of the program, and who demonstrate the promise to succeed in a liberal arts college environment. The SCA focuses its recruitment on first-generation, college-bound students.
The first-step in becoming a Scripps College Academy participant is admittance into the two-week residential component which provides young women with the opportunity to experience what it is like to live and study at a private, liberal arts institution. Program participants work with Scripps College faculty, staff and students who support their efforts to graduate from high school and succeed in college by enhancing each student’s academic skills and confidence. The Academy seeks students committed to the hard work required to make their college dreams a reality. Following the summer program, the Scholars are eligible to participate in a wide array of outreach activities throughout the rest of their high school careers.
The Academy provides comprehensive, year-round access to academic resources to all of its summer program participants. Workshop activities include: college application and financial aid workshops for high school seniors, a free SAT preparation course offered to high school juniors, tutoring and mentorship services, regular book club meetings and writing workshops, lectures presented by Scripps faculty, middle school outreach, field trips and many more activities designed to encourage students to excel academically. Students will be able to stay connected to the Scripps College community while becoming successful college applicants.
