The College Reach-Out Program (CROP) is a state-funded program designed to motivate middle school students to complete high school and continue on to post-secondary education.

Gulf Coast Community College's CROP serves Bay, Gulf, and Franklin counties.

CROP's goals are to:

♦   Motivate students to pursue a post-secondary education

♦   Develop students' learning skills

♦   Strengthen students' and parents' understanding of benefits of post-secondary education

♦   Foster academic, personal and career development through supplemental instruction