High School/College Advisor

Thank you for recommending Idaho State University’s Bengal Bridge program to your students. The Bengal Bridge program is the largest summer bridge program in the state of Idaho. We provide access and opportunity to higher education through a supportive and inspiring learning environment. We appreciate your continued support throughout the years, and we are looking forward to another bridge summer. We want to assure you that your students will have a smooth transition between high school and college.

Bengal Bridge offers a wide variety of general education courses ranging from English, math, speech, political science, anthropology, biology, chemistry, finance, art, geology, and more. With the cost of $65/credit, this opportunity is very affordable for students. Also, students can use their Pell Grant to pay for their tuition, housing, and meal expenses. As fellow educators, we welcome invitations to assist your students with any of the following:

Submitting a college/university application
Completing FAFSA application
Submitting ISU financial aid forms
Registering for summer and fall classes
Signing up for an optional housing/meal plan, and so much more

ISU’s Bengal Bridge team appreciates the opportunity to conduct classroom presentations in person, via Zoom, or Google Hangouts. For more information on how to set up these opportunities, you can contact us.

About Bengal Bridge

The Bengal Bridge Program is a transitional academic program designed to increase college access and opportunity for recently graduated high school seniors. Our program is the largest summer bridge program in the state of Idaho. The Bengal Bridge Program is a 7-week summer term from mid-June through the end of July. Our program creates an academically strong environment rooted in general education courses combined with supplemental instruction, tutoring, faculty mentoring, and advising.

Vision: The Bengal Bridge program at Idaho State University is your bridge to a brighter future.

Mission: We provide access and opportunity to higher education through a supportive and inspiring learning environment.

Inclusion: The program regularly includes a diverse student population with a high percentage of participants who are first-generation students. Furthermore, the program assists many students with financial barriers to college enrollment by increasing their access to financial aid.

Instruction: Each student is placed in a small, faculty-led cohort where the student will receive;

Individualized information and guidance related to academic success
Financial literacy and financial aid proficiency
Schedule planning and course registration
Acculturation to university life, and more

The cohort model provides each student with the opportunity to work with a dedicated and passionate faculty member and form relationships with fellow students in the cohort.