Office of Collaborative Precollege Programs

Midway Building, room M 309

250 Jay Street

Brooklyn, NY 11201

Phone: 718.260.5212

The following programs are offered in collaboration with New York City public schools. These partnership programs are designed to improve student success rates in post-secondary education through awareness and preparatory courses:

College Now

College Now is a comprehensive collaborative program of CUNY and the NYC Department of Education designed to bridge secondary and post-secondary education. As a pathway between high school and higher education, College Now at City Tech recruits students from designated high schools for enrollment into this college transition program. It offers college credit-bearing coursework without tuition, book fees or other costs to high school students. Classes meet after the regular high school day and/or on Saturday. Our goals are to increase students’ awareness of the demands of higher education, prepare them to enter post-secondary education without remediation, and facilitate a smooth transition between high school and college.

STEP

Through STEP (Science and Technology Entry Program), City Tech offers cognitive and affective strategies to 150 middle and high school students annually to promote awareness, interest and preparation for college and to prepare students who are interested in the fields of health, science, math and technology. The program emphasizes service to traditionally underrepresented populations (in particular, Latino males) in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and NYS Education Department-licensed careers. The program is funded by the New York State Education Department and partners with the NYC Department of Education middle and high schools, as well as post-secondary schools and programs including academic departments at City Tech. The program provides for instruction in math, science, regents and SAT prep, and instructional technology; tutoring, counseling and advisement; trips to post-secondary institutions; and career-oriented internships and research opportunities.

Teacher/Leader Quality Partnership

The TLQP project is a professional development program prepared in conjunction with the NYC Department of Education to support curriculum development. Participating in NYC public school teachers receive tuition reimbursement for graduate-level courses, as well as professional development, focused on integrating technology into high school mathematics curriculum.