Eastern Pre-College Summer

Eastern's Pre-College Summer is a one-week commuter day program featuring academic exploration, college preparation, and social activities for high-school aged students. Participants attend Eastern's campus from Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and learn in small classroom settings with Eastern's full-time faculty.

The program is open to residents of East Lyme, Groton, Ledyard, Lyme, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Norwich, Old Lyme, Salem, Stonington, Waterford, and Windham and is offered at no cost thanks to a generous grant funded by the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut.

Program Dates: Monday, July 13 – Friday, July 17, 2026

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Benefits of the program:

• Explore potential college majors and campus life.
• Get hands on experience with Eastern's full-time, tenure-track faculty members.
• Strengthen your college application and resume.
• Have fun and make new friends who have similar interests.