summer bridge programs

Are they useful? Or are they another way for colleges to make money? I’m particularly interested in Shippensburg and Bloomsburg universities in Pennsylvania.

What do you call “bridge programs”? Pre orientation sessions for future freshmen?

It looks like they have service, fun, and learning opportunities…if the student is a first person in the family to go to college, or wants to get ahead on some classes, or does not have any other thing to do during the summer.