NJ GEAR UP State Project Programs

The following programs are sponsored by the GEAR UP grant administered by the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education. Several partnership programs are offered through a separate grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Please note that these websites are not maintained by the NJ Commission on Higher Education. Please direct questions to the staff of the staff of the program in your city.


Camden

 

C.H.A.M.P./GEAR UP
Rowan University
200 N. Broadway
Camden, NJ 08102

Dr. Eric Clark, Dean, Camden Campus
Ms. Winona Wigfall, Coordinator
(856) 756-5420 phone
(856) 756-5430 fax
wigfall@rowan.edu

http://www.rowan.edu/camden/champ/

Target Schools

  • Coopers Poynt ES
  • R.T. Cream ES
  • East Camden MS 
  • Brimm Medical Arts HS
  • Camden HS
  • Creative & Performance Arts HS
  • Woodrow Wilson HS

Jersey City

College Bound/GEAR UP
New Jersey City University
2039 Kennedy Blvd.
Jersey City, NJ 07305

Ms. Valerie Boseman, Director, Precollege Programs
(201) 200-2347 phone
(201) 200-2348 fax
vboseman@njcu.edu

 

Target Schools

  • PS #24 ES
  • PS #38 ES
  • PS #40 ES
  • PS #41 ES
  • Henry Snyder HS
  • Lincoln HS

http://www.njcu.edu/programs/collegebound/home.htm

Newark

Consortium for Pre-College Education in
Greater Newark/GEAR UP
New Jersey Institute of Technology
University Heights
Newark, NJ 07102

Dr. Jesse G. Jackson, Executive Director
(973) 596-5762 phone
(973) 642-4195 fax
jacksonj@admin.njit.edu

http://cons.njit.edu

 

Target Schools

  • Hawkins Street ES
  • Ridge Street ES
  • Barringer HS
  • East Side HS

Paterson

College Bound SMT/GEAR UP
Passaic County Community College
One College Blvd.
Paterson, NJ 07505

Mr. Clarence Wright, Director
(973) 684-5201 phone
(973) 279-9327 fax
cwright@pccc.cc.nj.us

http://www.pccc.cc.nj.us/community/urban-consortium/college-bound

 

Target Schools

  • PS #2 ES
  • PS #6 ES
  • PS #10 ES
  • East Side HS
  • J. F. Kennedy HS

Trenton

Project S.M.I.L.E./GEAR UP
Mercer County Community College
P.O. Box B
Trenton, NJ 08690

Mr. Wayne Murray, Director
(609) 570-3158 phone
(609) 570-3107 fax
murrayw@mccc.edu

 

Target Schools

  • Luis Munoz-Rivera ES
  • Joyce Kilmer ES
  • Grace Dunn MS
  • Hedgepeth-Williams MS
  • Trenton Central HS, including West and North campuses
http://www.mccc.edu/community_youth_jkc_gearup.shtml
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