2024-Summer
Program Dates: July 24 - August 4 , 2024
Applications
Do you want to get a glimpse of college life? Yes!! LACC is for you.
Deadline: We don’t have a hard deadline. We take applicants on a rolling basis until the capacity is full(Around 70).
Modules are taught by instructors (Faculty & Ph.D. Students from UCLA) who are experts in their areas. Previous content and material are available here. We do not charge any fees from program participants, but we are also unable to provide financial assistance for travel, lodging, and other personal costs that you may incur for participation in LACC.
We have decided to host a hybrid program, with most of the content online and the last day in person on UCLA campus. We plan to cover the most important topics to have an engaging program. Our goal is to help spread STEM knowledge, introduce the fun experiences of college life, and to expose students to recent advancements in computer science and electrical engineering. We believe this will provide motivation to the students to continue to explore and learn on their own.
Program
The 2024 LACC program will be two weeks long excluding weekends. Some days will be held in person at UCLA(TBD).
Location of Classes
The program will take place online from 7/24-8/4(including online and in-person).
Schedule
Module 1 - Introduction to Coding 💻
Module 2 - Algorithms 📝
Module 3 - Machine Learning and AI 🧠
Module 4 - Trustworthy Machine Learning ⚫
Module 4 - Mobile Applications 📱
Module 5 - Embedded Systems and Mixed Reality 🦾🥽
What to bring?
We advise you to bring a laptop if you have. The program will be taught using presentations. You may bring accessories to make notes.
Commuting
Unfortunately, we do not offer communting services. There are visitor parking lots on campus, and Parking Structure 4 is the closest to Bruin Bear sculpture. Locations and rates for all visitor parking can be found on this website UCLA Visitor Parking. For Uber/Lyft ride drop-off, any location where the curb permits for drop offs are allowed. For Uber/Lyft pick up, we recommend choosing from the 13 on-campus passenger pick-up zones designated by UCLA (a map of the specific locations).
Food?
The students will be given a 1-hour lunch break from 1 PM to 2 PM. There are many eating places on UCLA Campus. Some of the very close-by places are in South campus student center and Ackerman Union. The students will have to pay for their lunch. The prices of lunch in all UCLA restaurants can cost an average of $8 - $15, depending on the specific restaurant. Students may also bring their own lunch from home. There are many outdoor and indoor seats around South campus student center and Ackerman Union.
Any Questions?
You can reach out to JInghuai Zhang and Ying Li(LACC-2024 Coordinators) at jinghuai1998@g.ucla.edu and ying.li@ucla.edu for any clarification and questions. Mention LACC-2024 in the subject line for a quick response.
General Program Info
Given the nature of the LACC program requiring laboratory and graduate student resources, we are able to accept only a limited number of participants. To be considered for participation in LACC, you should be in 10th, 11th, or 12th grades (or will be entering these grades the next Fall), have a GPA of at least 3.0, and have an excellent record in science and mathematics. LACC challenges students beyond what most high schools offer and is not a remedial program. Applicants should have a strong interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), particularly computing, in order to benefit from LACC. Some prior experience in programming and/or electronics is beneficial but is not required.
The program is open to all eligible students. We especially encourage participation by students from LAUSD schools who are interested in STEM.
We do not charge any fees for program participants, but we are also unable to provide financial assistance for travel, lodging, and other personal costs that you may incur for participation in LACC.
Beyond the courses such as AP CS found in a typical high school curriculum and exposes students to advanced topics in computing and showing how algorithms and programming come together to create real-world systems and applications. LACC participants go from learning programming fundamentals all the way to developing advanced apps. The program is organized as a set of modules, each with a lecture and hands-on software laboratory.