The goal of S.E.P. is to provide additional academic and personal support to students with academic potential who might not consider attending college. S.E.P. accomplishes this by providing students the opportunity to envision themselves on a college campus and gives them experience with both the academic and social aspects of college life.
Students attending S.E.P. are asked to evaluate the program's effect on their future academic plans. Last year, 91% of responding students stated that attending S.E.P. made them feel more confident about attending college in the future. Many students noted that actually living on campus and being a part of a college community was an important part of feeling that they could be successful in college.