For Immediate Release
July 18, 2003
Contact: John Hammond, Director of Public Relations, 210/733-2147, jhammond@accd.edu
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SAC is Part of PREP Program's 25th
Year
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| 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. |
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