What is PCI?

Learn more about the local chapter of PCI.

PCI Mission
The National Society of Black Engineers Pre-College Initiative program will lead the world in enhancing the pre-college students' Academic, Technical, and Leadership skills in order to maximize their success in life.

The Pre-College Initiative (PCI) Program is designed to stimulate the interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields, or STEM. The goal is to encourage students in grades K-12 to attend college and pursue technical degrees. Our PCI program provides activities to help students discover firsthand how engineering and technology relate to the world around them and discover the excitement of academic excellence, leadership, technical development and teamwork.

The Objectives of the PCI Program are:

• To help students have a positive attitude toward academic excellence.
• To stimulate enthusiasm about science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
• To encourage K-12th graders to pursue degrees in engineering and other technical fields.
• To increase the number of African Americans attending and graduating from college.
• To encourage and support parental commitment to children's education.
• To raise cultural awareness among students.

• Become a tutor (fill out an application).
• Create an interactive activity that we can bring the kids to.
• Give a 1 hour presentation on how you use math in your career.
• Donate activity-based products that builds the creativity of young minds.
• Email ideas of activities you have either experienced or think would be a good experience that we may be able to implement.
• Help us implement someting that you would like to have done differently that would have helped your current career.