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The CCNY STEM Institute offers interactive, group-based learning in STEM that includes hands-on activities such as building 3D printers, robots, rockets, and drones, as well as designing games and apps. Students can take classes such as lab-based General Physics, lab-based General Chemistry, App Design, Game Design, Rocketry, Robotics, Creative Writing, Reading, Financial Literacy, Fundamentals of Algebra & Geometry, Advanced Algebra & Trigonometry, Precalculus, Calculus I, Journalism, Architecture, SHSAT Prep, and Regents Test Prep for Living Environment and Algebra I. The program includes research projects in which each course incorporates a research project that ends with a poster presentation at a Research Symposium, and a select group of students can conduct research with faculty at The Grove School of Engineering.
• Ages: 11–18 years old
• Schedule: Free summer, fall, spring, after-school, Saturday, Summer Bridge, Afternoon Engagement, and Summer Institute options, with sessions generally running multiple days per week over 4–15 weeks
• Price: All of the STEM Institute’s programs are entirely free.
The CCNY STEM Institute was initiated in 1992. Its mission is to challenge, inspire and prepare underrepresented middle and high school students to succeed through its free STEM and test prep programs. The program offers continuous programmatic support during pre-college, undergraduate, and graduate years, with high school and middle school programs that have grade-aligned courses for grades 9–12 and 6–8. It includes a Summer Bridge Program tailor-made for rising 9th graders to close academic gaps in English and Math, a Summer Institute that offers college-level study and the opportunity to earn college credits while in high school, and a Saturday Program that offers college-like courses in a campus setting during the academic year. Programs are aligned with the latest State learning and testing standards, and they are designed for students who reside in or study within Northern Manhattan and the greater New York City area, with a diverse array of classes offered both in person and online, subject to student enrollment. The STEM Institute states a commitment to fostering an inclusive and diverse learning environment welcoming students from all backgrounds and abilities.
The STEM Institute is a collaborative initiative between The City College of New York’s Office of the Senior Associate Provost, the New York City Council’s 10th District, the STEP Program, the Lincoln Fund, the Dorr Foundation, Standard Chartered, the New York City Department of Education, and the Center for the Advancement of Hispanics in Science and Engineering Education (CAHSEE). The Afternoon Engagement program includes partnerships with organizations such as the CCNY Landscape Architecture program, The Hispanic Society Museum, The NYC Public Library, LAESA SHPE, BioBus, and Science Departments at CCNY.
Last updated April 17, 2026.
• Ages: 11–18 years old
• Schedule: Free summer, fall, spring, after-school, Saturday, Summer Bridge, Afternoon Engagement, and Summer Institute options, with sessions generally running multiple days per week over 4–15 weeks
• Price: All of the STEM Institute’s programs are entirely free.
The CCNY STEM Institute was initiated in 1992. Its mission is to challenge, inspire and prepare underrepresented middle and high school students to succeed through its free STEM and test prep programs. The program offers continuous programmatic support during pre-college, undergraduate, and graduate years, with high school and middle school programs that have grade-aligned courses for grades 9–12 and 6–8. It includes a Summer Bridge Program tailor-made for rising 9th graders to close academic gaps in English and Math, a Summer Institute that offers college-level study and the opportunity to earn college credits while in high school, and a Saturday Program that offers college-like courses in a campus setting during the academic year. Programs are aligned with the latest State learning and testing standards, and they are designed for students who reside in or study within Northern Manhattan and the greater New York City area, with a diverse array of classes offered both in person and online, subject to student enrollment. The STEM Institute states a commitment to fostering an inclusive and diverse learning environment welcoming students from all backgrounds and abilities.
The STEM Institute is a collaborative initiative between The City College of New York’s Office of the Senior Associate Provost, the New York City Council’s 10th District, the STEP Program, the Lincoln Fund, the Dorr Foundation, Standard Chartered, the New York City Department of Education, and the Center for the Advancement of Hispanics in Science and Engineering Education (CAHSEE). The Afternoon Engagement program includes partnerships with organizations such as the CCNY Landscape Architecture program, The Hispanic Society Museum, The NYC Public Library, LAESA SHPE, BioBus, and Science Departments at CCNY.
Last updated April 17, 2026.
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