Welcome to Health Sciences & Technology Academy

Health Sciences & Technology Academy, known as HSTA, is a one-of-a-kind mentoring program in the state of West Virginia that helps participating high school students enter and succeed in STEM+M-based undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

We marshal the efforts of hundreds of mentors—teachers, community members, higher-education faculty and staff, and the HSTA participants themselves—through a framework that supports students facing social and financial challenges to obtaining a diploma and moving on to college.

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Play “WVU's Nicholas Baker, MD - From coal country to the operating room.”
WVU's Nicholas Baker, MD - From coal country to the operating room.

HSTA Scholars 

  • Attend after-school club meetings

  • Complete annual community based research projects

  • Attend 2 summer campus academies

  • Complete 75 hours of community service

  • Maintain a higher than average GPA

And They Achieve Phenomenal Success:

  • 3,555 high school students have graduated from HSTA, 1998-2024

  • 99% of HSTA graduates matriculate to college

  • 87% graduate from college; 86% graduate with a four-year degree or higher 

  • 84% of HSTA college graduates continue to live and work in West Virginia

  • On average, HSTA students earn $30,000 per year more than their parents

  • State schools provide substantial tuition support through medical school and other advanced STEM+M-based degrees

Mark Your Calendars!

Now accepting HSTA applications in participating counties for incoming 9th grade students.