Pre-College
Cornell Brooks DC Summer Policy Institute
Where high school students can explore public policy and earn college credit
July 6-17 2026 | Washington D.C.
The Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy is pleased to announce its newly launched DC Summer Policy Institute, a pre-college summer program based in Washington D.C. in Dupont Circle. Designed for rising high school juniors and seniors with an interest in public policy, the two-week intensive program (for 2 college credit hours) focuses on providing talented, highly motivated high school students living in the D.C. metro area with an introduction to college-level public policy coursework and exposure to careers in public policy and health policy.
This non-residential program, housed in the Cornell Brooks School’s centrally-located D.C. campus, combines seminar-style coursework with immersive experiential learning.