This program is targeted toward financially and academically eligible students in grades 6-12. CROP is designed to motivate students to pursue a postsecondary education, develop basic learning skills, strengthen parent and student understanding of the benefits of postsecondary education, and foster personal and career development through supplemental instruction.

Has a summer residential program
on the campus of the University of South Florida in Tampa.
High school students work in teams to research a topic participate in activities focusing on the topic, and then present the results to the rest of the group. Middle school participants focus on activities geared toward developing their math, reading and writing skills. The program also conducts a Career Day, where business and industry representatives provide students with information regarding a variety of careers, along with information about the education needed for those careers.  Parents of CROP students are encouraged to participate in crop activities with their children.