Vince,
You might consider looking at Clarkson University.
The school supports a FIRST team (229) through it's award winning SPEED (student projects for engineering experience and design) program, which is designed to emphasize cooperative, hands-on, project based, group learning.
Clarkson also allows students to participate on the FIRST team for course credit, in a variety of different forms.
Clarkson supports the FIRST program in general, by giving out a whole pile of FIRST scholarships to HS FIRST participants.
Here is out faculty roster:
http://www.team229.org/about/roster/
You should consider contacting either Fred Stone (the director of SPEED) or Dr. James Carroll (our faculty advisor, CU EE prof.).
If they are both busy, I would be more than willing to help you out.
Please mention I referred you to them.
Other Useful Links:
http://www.clarkson.edu
http://www.team229.org
http://www.clarkson.edu/speed/
Good Luck,
JVN