INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Finding affordable summer programs can be a challenge, but two Indiana University programs are trying to fill that gap and give middle and high schoolers a look at what college could be like for them.

Registration is now open for the school’s newly-launched College Readiness and Opportunities for Workforce Navigation Summer Camp (CROWN) program, a two-week college readiness experience for rising 9th graders.

It’s an extension of IU’s Kid’s College program, a one week, free experience for middle school students across the state.

“We do like to think about our 21st Century eligible students and those who might be the first to go to college, because it gives them an opportunity to see what college is all abou...