
Governor's Minority Student College Prep Program
The Somerset Community College (SCC) Governor’s Minority Student College Preparation
Program (GMSCPP) is provided for middle school aged students and their families in
a nine-county, rural service area of south-Central Kentucky. The program is designed
to identify and motivate low-income minority and first generation college-attending
youth toward academic excellence in middle and junior high school, with the ultimate
goal of increasing the number of prepared underrepresented minority high school graduates
who enroll in and graduate from Kentucky colleges and universities. In order to achieve
this goal, student participants are encouraged to grow and develop through an intensive
two-week summer experience comprised of academic and personal enrichment activities.
The areas emphasized during this experience include Math, Science, Reading, Writing,
Technology, Career Education, College Knowledge, Physical Fitness, Leadership, Self-Identity
and Awareness, Personal Responsibility, Diversity and Global Awareness, Community
Leadership and Social Interaction. In addition to the summer experience, the program
consists of monthly activities aimed at the areas noted above. Some of the highlights
include day trips to locations such as the McConnell Park and the Lexington Arts and
Sciences Museum. Another feature of the program includes an overnight trip to the
GMSCPP Statewide Conference held at different Kentucky universities each summer.
Over the years, the program has grown and continues to serve any student applicant.
No one has been excluded from participation due to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic
status, etc.
For further information about the Governor's Minority Student College Preparation Program, please contact George Martinez, program director, at 606-451-6698 or by email, georgeo.martinez@kctcs.edu.