FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 18, 2003
CONTACT: John Hammond, San Antonio College Director of Public Relations
210.733.2147
SAC is Part of PREP Program's 25th Year
PREP (Prefreshman Engineering Program) is celebrating its 25th year, and San Antonio College is one of the institutions
in San Antonio participating in this effort to encourage an interest in math and science among middle and high school
minorities and women. Originated by UTSA's Manuel Berriozabal in 1979, the program has since grown throughout Texas and
become known as TexPREP.
The free, three-year summer program, which runs Monday-Friday, June 9-July 31, accepts applications from students who have
completed the 6th Grade. Students must succeed at each year's level to be invited back for the next year.
Students in the first year study logic, computers, engineering, and problem-solving at Northwest Vista College, St.
Philip's College, Palo Alto College, UTSA (1604 campus), and UTSA Downtown. Second-year students study physics, algebraic
structures, and problem-solving at San Antonio College, Our Lady of the Lake University, and Incarnate Word University.
Third-year students study statistics, technical writing, and problem-solving at St. Mary's University.
The colleges of the Alamo Community College District have 369 students enrolled this summer, 90 of whom are studying at
San Antonio College.
For more information, contact Russell Garcia Jr., San Antonio College Site Director, at 785-6081.