San Antonio Prefreshman Engineering Program

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San Antonio Prefreshman Engineering Program (San Antonio Prep in short) is a collaborative effort of local school districts, colleges and universities to encourage junior high school and high school students to begin preparing for scientific and engineering career paths in school. But there are rigorus tests conciquences and various chanlenges.

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[edit] History

Founded by Dr. Manuel Berriozábal in 1979, a Professor of Math at a UTSA. Since then Over 11,000 students have enrolled and graduated.

[edit] Program Results

  • In 2004, PREP enrolled 1,168 students, with 1,079 successfully completing the program.
  • Since the program's inception in 1979, 11,120 students have completed at least one summer component.
  • The students that finish this program do not find it very effective in preparing them for college or other engineering schools.

[edit] Sites

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[edit] College Age Survey

Of the 7,703 former participants who are of college age, 3,163 responded to the 2003 annual survey.

  • 99.9% graduate from high school
  • 89% are college students (1,080) or university graduates (1,745)
  • 90% of the college attendees are college graduates
  • 76% of the college graduates are members of minority groups
  • 49% of the college graduates are science, mathematics, or engineering majors
  • 71% of the science, mathematics, and engineering graduates are members of minority groups
  • 84% of the college students (949), junior college graduates (35), and graduates (1,417) attended Texas colleges
  • 47% of the college students (645), junior college graduates (25), and graduates (682) attended San Antonio area colleges

[edit] External links

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