The CCNY STEM Institute
The City College of New York (CCNY) – STEM Institute, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031
About
The CCNY STEM Institute offers interactive, group-based learning in STEM that includes hands-on activities, research projects, and research opportunities. Students can take courses such as Lab-Based General Physics, Lab-Based General Chemistry, App Design, Game Design, Journalism, Architecture, Rocketry, SHSAT Prep, Regents Test Prep for Living Environment and Algebra I, Creative Writing, Reading, Financial Literacy, Fundamentals of Algebra & Geometry, Advanced Algebra & Trig, Precalculus, and Calculus I. High school students build 3D printers, and students design games and apps, with all summer courses including a research project that ends with a poster presentation at a Research Symposium.
• Ages: 11–18 years old
• Schedule: Free summer, fall, and spring programs with 5-week summer sessions and 12- to 15-week school-year sessions
• Price: The STEM Institute’s STEM and test prep programs are described as free, including Free Summer Programs, Free Fall Programs, and Free Spring Programs
The CCNY STEM Institute describes its mission as challenging, inspiring, and preparing underrepresented middle and high school students to succeed through its free STEM and test prep programs. The program notes that courses align with the latest State learning and testing standards and match grade levels, with high school programs for grades 9–12 and middle school options for grades 6–8. It also states that courses emphasize engagement, inquiry, discovery, research, and hands-on activities, and that tutoring services are available as needed.
The CCNY STEM Institute describes a youth-centered environment with abundant academic resources and support for middle and high school students, where students meet diverse peers from across New York City. Students work with City College faculty and engage in research across STEM disciplines. The program also runs in-school satellite high school programs at schools including Gregorio Luperon, WHEELS, and ELLIS Prep Academy.
In every class, there is an instructor and at least one teaching assistant, and instructors are described as knowledgeable and as masters in their fields. The program refers to its years of service, and it includes a Summer Enrichment Program as well as test preparation and tutoring services.
Last updated July 29, 2026.
• Ages: 11–18 years old
• Schedule: Free summer, fall, and spring programs with 5-week summer sessions and 12- to 15-week school-year sessions
• Price: The STEM Institute’s STEM and test prep programs are described as free, including Free Summer Programs, Free Fall Programs, and Free Spring Programs
The CCNY STEM Institute describes its mission as challenging, inspiring, and preparing underrepresented middle and high school students to succeed through its free STEM and test prep programs. The program notes that courses align with the latest State learning and testing standards and match grade levels, with high school programs for grades 9–12 and middle school options for grades 6–8. It also states that courses emphasize engagement, inquiry, discovery, research, and hands-on activities, and that tutoring services are available as needed.
The CCNY STEM Institute describes a youth-centered environment with abundant academic resources and support for middle and high school students, where students meet diverse peers from across New York City. Students work with City College faculty and engage in research across STEM disciplines. The program also runs in-school satellite high school programs at schools including Gregorio Luperon, WHEELS, and ELLIS Prep Academy.
In every class, there is an instructor and at least one teaching assistant, and instructors are described as knowledgeable and as masters in their fields. The program refers to its years of service, and it includes a Summer Enrichment Program as well as test preparation and tutoring services.
Last updated July 29, 2026.
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