Hispanic Student College Institute (HSCI) Summer Program at Montclair State University

The Office for Hispanic Initiatives at Montclair State University is Once Again Proud to Extend a Wonderful Opportunity to Hispanic/Latinx High School Students from July 12-14, 2022

This is a free program that provides an immersive experience for rising juniors and seniors in high school to prepare them for the college application process and transition to college. The program includes 2 nights on campus in a dormitory and all meals are provided in campus dining halls to give our participants a full campus life experience!

HSCI Summer 2022

HSCI in the press: As a member of the Statewide NJ Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, HSCI has been featured in the newsletter and member emails. Dr. Katia Paz Goldfarb, Associate Provost for Hispanic Initiatives and International Programs has an upcoming interview with Tiempo magazine on ABC NY (with Joe Torres) to share more about the program. For more information, you can check out last year’s interview here.

You can also read more about the program here.

Seats are still open! Students from all states are welcome to submit an application online at this link.

Montclair State University supports many Latinx initiatives serving the community and is a federally designated Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) located in Montclair, NJ, just 12 miles away from New York City.

For more information contact the Office for Hispanic Initiatives

hsci@montclair.edu

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