The SBUnified PEAC Summer Institute, now in year 13, supported students who are first in their family to attend college, to engage in summer opportunities to conduct university-level research, attend an international leadership and entrepreneur conference, and enroll in college courses before high school. These impactful opportunities were generously made possible by the PEAC Foundation, Towbes Foundation, Santa Barbara City College, and UCSB.
Since 2012, Santa Barbara City College has provided seamless access to its campus and professors to host the SBUnified PEAC Summer Bridge program for the incoming 9th-grade SBUnified PEAC cohorts. 130 recently promoted 8th-grade students spent a week on a college campus before initiating their first year as high school students.
“We are so incredibly proud of the work our students have accomplished this summer. Their dedication to learning and growing is inspiring, and these unique opportunities, made possible by our wonderful community partners, are a testament to our commitment to ensuring all students have a pathway to success, said Superintendent Dr. Hilda Maldonado…