The Pacific Summer High School Institute is a two-week residential pre-college summer program designed for curious high school students to live, learn and grow on our beautiful Stockton campus. During the program, summer institute students become immersed in cutting-edge topics and issues through learning environments focused on real-world, hands-on experiences in our labs, studios, fields and makerspaces with our faculty. In short, Pacific Institute students experience college firsthand.
An all-residential student-centric pre-college summer institute where students:
- Learn from university professors in 60+ different programs.
- Participate in extra-curricular programming on study habits, mental health and the college application process.
- Experience student life on a four-year university campus.
- Forge new friendships and make university professor contacts.
- Perhaps for the first time begin to see themselves on a college campus.
Your life-changing investment in a student’s future will help them discover the excitement of college and motivate them toward better and brighter educational futures.
2024 Summer Institute Highlights
- More than 1700 students enrolled in 50+ programs across every school/college, the library, intercollegiate athletics and student life.
- Every program was "loved" or "liked" in the post-Institute student survey.
- More than 90% of eligible participants wants to attend the Institute again.
- 80% of rising juniors and seniors are interested in enrolling at Pacific.
Along with promoting college readiness, the Summer Institute builds self-confidence away from home. Said one participant, "This summer institute really helped me become more independent and learn how to take responsibility for myself. I made some lifelong friends and am very happy I attended." Another student added, "I had a wonderful time and I hope I can go to college there when I graduate this coming school year.”
