Adelphi Offers Summer Pre-College for High School Students

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - May 10, 2018 - PRLog -- Registration for Adelphi University's Summer Pre-College for high school students looking to gain and unforgettable college experience is now open. The program is open to students entering their junior or seniors years and will include college-level class each day, living in residence halls, daily trips and more.

Adelphi's Garden City campus is minutes from renowned beaches and parks, and 23 miles from New York City, the world's premiere location for art, culture and entertainment. The Pre-College program offers a variety of course topics from which students can choose and all classes are taught by Adelphi's nationally recognized faculty.

For-credit class options allow students to earn three transferable college credits that can be applied toward future college degrees.

The programs being offered this summer include: Art and Design, Business and Entrepreneurship, Introduction to Digital Media Production, Introduction to Video Game Programming, Introduction to Nursing, Psychology and Pop Culture, Science, Technology and Art and Exploring Musical Theater running Sunday, July 22 to Saturday, August 4.

Other programs include the Sciences, Medicine and Health: Winthrop Summer Science Institute Day Program running two sessions, Monday, July 16 to Friday, July 20 for commuter students and Monday, July 23 to Friday, July 27 for residents.

There will also be a Bridges Launch Program running Thursday, July 19 to Saturday, August 4 for students with autism spectrum disorder, a nonverbal learning disability, or problems with executive functioning or socialization, who are enrolled in Adelphi University.

For more information about these programs and how to register, see precollege.adelphi.edu.

About Adelphi: A modern metropolitan university with a personalized approach to higher learning.

Adelphi University is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university offering exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training with particular strength in its Core Four—Arts and Humanities, STEM and Social Sciences, Business and Education Professions, and Health and Wellness. Adelphi is dedicated to transforming students' lives through small classes, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support student success.

Founded in Brooklyn in 1896, Adelphi is Long Island's oldest private coeducational university. Today Adelphi serves more than 7,900 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, New York—just 23 miles from New York City's cultural and internship opportunities—and at dynamic learning hubs in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, and online.

More than 100,000 Adelphi graduates have gained the skills to thrive professionally as active, caring citizens, making their mark on the University, their communities and the world beyond.