Programs/Tours
What The V.I.P. Program Offers
We expose as many students as possible from Bridgeport, Connecticut area schools to information and mentors so they may realize their potential to matriculate on the college level. We develop leaders and individuals, most from disadvantaged backgrounds, that have the ability to succeed in higher education and become contributing members of society.
V.I.P. will meet during the 2023-2024
School Year from September to May
6th-8th Grades: Selected Tuesdays – 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
1000 Lafayette Boulevard, 3rd Floor Training Room- Bridgeport, CT
9th-12th Grades: Wednesdays – 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
999 Broad Street, Marget E. Morton Government Center- Bridgeport, CT
For further information email: vipcollegeprep.inc@gmail.com or Text: 203-395-6442
see calendar below
College Tours
V.I.P. sponsors at least 3-4 college tours per year. (3-9 days) They are held in October, November, February, and April. Summer College Tours (day trips and overnight) are also held in June, July, and August for 6th-12th grade students. Cultural and other recreational outings are also offered during the summer. Listed below are some of the colleges V.I.P. students have toured, attended, graduated from and are presently attending:
| UConn | Livingston University | Quinnipiac University | Tennessee State University |
| Morehouse College | Boston University | Cheyney University | Wilberforce University |
| Temple University | Albertus Magnus College | Wake Forest University | Miami University of Ohio |
| Hampton University | Gateway Community College | Virginia State University | Ohio State |
| Emory University | East Carolina University | Duke University | Ohio University |
| North Carolina A&T University | Morris Brown College | Johnson C. Smith University | American University |
| Bennett College | Southern Connecticut State University | Hofstra University | Fordham |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | Bethune-Cookman College | Norfolk State University | Lincoln University |
| Central Connecticut State University | UMass | Corning College | Marymount College |
| University of Bridgeport | Emerson College | Norwalk Community College | Bryant University |
| University of Illinois-Chicago | Chicago State University | Pace University | American Intercontinental University (AIU) |
| Northwestern University | Loyola University | University of Maryland Baltimore County | Western Connecticut State |
| Northeastern University | Fairfield University | North Carolina Central University | Central State University |
| Spelman College | St. Augustine University | Virginia Union University | Winston Salem State |
| Georgetown University | Delaware State University | DePaul University | University of Maryland Eastern Shore |
| Columbia University | Rutgers University | Kean University | Florida Memorial University |
| Housatonic Community College | Swarthmore University | Shaw University | Rider University |
| Adelphi University | Princeton University | Johnson & Wales University | Monmouth University |
| St. John's University | Villanova University | Wilberforce University | Stony Brook University |
| Boston College | Yale University | Virginia Commonwealth University | University of Pittsburgh |
| Wesleyan University | MIT | Tuskegee University | Duquesne University |
| Brandies University | Florida A&M University | University of Kentucky | Allegheny |
| Morgan State University | Clark Atlanta University | University of Louisville | Carnegie Mellon |
| University of Maryland College Park | Coppin State University | University of Akron | Chatham |
| NYU | Georgia Tech University | Youngstown University | Morehouse School of Medicine |
| Brown University | Berklee College of Music | Xavier University | American University of St. Vincent |
| Howard University | Benedict College | University of Cincinnati | Fisk University |
| Sacred Heart University | University of Michigan Ann Arbor | Salve Regina | Northeastern University |
| University of Albany | Syracuse College | University of Buffalo | Seton Hall University |
| UConn | Benedict College |
|---|---|
| Morehouse College | University of Michigan Ann Arbor |
| Temple University | Quinnipiac University |
| Hampton University | Cheyney University |
| Emory University | Wake Forest University |
| North Carolina A&T University | Virginia State University |
| Bennett College | Duke University |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | Johnson C. Smith University |
| Central Connecticut State University | Hofstra University |
| University of Bridgeport | Norfolk State University |
| University of Illinois-Chicago | Corning College |
| Northwestern University | Norwalk Community College |
| Northeastern University | Pace University |
| Spelman College | University of Maryland Baltimore County |
| Georgetown University | North Carolina Central University |
| Columbia University | Virginia Union University |
| Housatonic Community College | DePaul University |
| Adelphi University | Kean University |
| St. JohnÕs University | Shaw University |
| Boston College | Johnson & Wales University |
| Wesleyan University | Wilberforce University |
| Brandies University | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Morgan State University | Tuskegee University |
| University of Maryland College Park | University of Kentucky |
| NYU | University of Louisville |
| Brown University | University of Akron |
| Howard University | Youngstown University |
| Sacred Heart University | Xavier University |
| Livingston University | University of Cincinnati |
| Boston University | Fisk University |
| Albertus Magnus College | Tennessee State University |
| Gateway Community College | Wilberforce University |
| East Carolina University | Miami University of Ohio |
| Morris Brown College | Ohio State |
| Southern Connecticut State University | Ohio University |
| Bethune-Cookman College | American University |
| UMass | Fordham |
| Emerson College | Lincoln University |
| Chicago State University | Marymount College |
| Loyola University | Bryant University |
| Fairfield University | American Intercontinental University (AIU) |
| St. Augustine University | Western Connecticut State |
| Delaware State University | Central State University |
| Rutgers University | Winston Salem State |
| Swarthmore University | University of Maryland Eastern Shore |
| Princeton University | Florida Memorial University |
| Villanova University | Rider University |
| Yale University | Monmouth University |
| MIT | Stony Brook University |
| Florida A&M University | University of Pittsburgh |
| Clark Atlanta University | Duquesne University |
| Coppin State University | Allegheny |
| Georgia Tech University | Carnegie Mellon |
| Berklee College of Music | Chatham |