Camp Excell and Cincy Scholars




 Miami University has two unique and linked programs that foster excellence and highlight our commitment to underrepresented students and our partnership with local schools.  These programs, Camp Excell and Cincy Scholars are what the future looks like.


Camp Excell is a summer camp that involves as many as 100 youths from Cincinnati Public Schools and 50 from Middletown Public Schools.  From the 7th to the 9th grades, the youth spend four days and three nights at Miami.  During this time, faculty from across every division of the Campus conduct a class session, sharing their passion for learning.  Youth are introduced to subjects from robotics to accounting, nursing to cell biology, and newts to music concertos.  The youths explore the full range of possibilities that college offers. In the process, they leave here excited about what the future holds.  With such knowledge, they are better equipped to engage and take the necessary preparatory courses in middle and high school to ensure their success in various college majors.

Camp Excell feeds into the Cincy Scholars program, where 65 underrepresented students have been admitted into Miami University over the past seven years. We have graduated the first cohort and are preparing to graduate the second one. These amazing students have maintained an average G.P.A. of 2.95 and a completion rate of 85%. Cincy Scholars are in every division on campus and demonstrate what excellence, love, and honor look like. 

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