Summer Enrichment Programs at NC Colleges & Universities
Summer Enrichment Programs at NC Colleges & Universities
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North Carolina Summer Programs
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Summer Ventures in Science and Mathematics: Summer Ventures is a free, state-funded program for academically talented students who may pursue careers based in science and mathematics. This program is offered at the following campuses: Appalachian State University, East Carolina University, NC Central University, UNC-Charlotte, UNC-Wilmington, and Western Carolina University.www.summerventures.org
Appalachian State University
ASU offers a variety of summer camps for high school students ranging from Anatomy & Physiology and Animal Studies to Forensic Anthropology and Future Engineers. See the complete listing and all camp details here: http://conferences-camps.appstate.edu/youth-camps
Martha Guy Summer Institute at Appalachian State University: Apply @ http://marthaguy.appstate.edu/admission
Davidson College
The July Experience: Rising seniors can select 2 courses from several liberal arts disciplines and experience an educational, creative, social, and personal-development program; costs $2300 for July session. http://www.davidson.edu/offices/july-experience
Duke University
Duke Summer Academy for High School Students: Application opens Dec. 2, 2014
This program is scheduled for July 11-31, 2015. This program is for personal enrichment and offers courses with a global perspective: The Global Entrepreneur, The Global Leader, The Global Communicator, The Global Healer and The Global Environmentalist. For more information and to apply to this summer program, visit: http://summersession.duke.edu/high-school-students
Constructing Your College Experience: Designed to empower college-bound sophomores and juniors in exploring college options and navigating college application process; costs $1150 for one week residential program. www.learnmore.duke.edu/youth/
Duke Creative Writers Workshop: Designed for advanced writers in 10th and 11th grades who are committed to refining their skills and building a community of writers; costs $1565 for two-week residential program. www.learnmore.duke.edu/youth
Duke Drama Workshop: same as Writers Workshop for students studying drama
Duke Young Writers Workshop: same as Writers Workshop for beginning writers
East Carolina University
Health Professional Recruitment and Enrichment Program (HPREP): Targets high school students with a desire to study science and medicine; ongoing program on Saturdays throughout the year.www.ecu.edu/org/snma
Legislators School for Youth Leadership Development: Rising 10th and 11th grade students work to enhance leadership and communication skills, and develop conflict resolution and problem-solving strategies; three week session has varying fees. www.coe.ecu.edu/legsch/
Math and Science Education Network (MSEN) Pre-College Program: Designed to prepare students to pursue math and science at the university level and beyond, including enrichment/preparation classes, Saturday and summer scholar programs, and competitions; no fee for Saturdays and one week summer program. www.unc.edu/depts/msen
(This program is also available at Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, NC A & T State University, NC State University, UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC-Charlotte, Western Carolina University, Winston-Salem State University.)
Mars Hill College
Music in the Mountains Summer Band Camp: Daily classes for high school concert band students, offering master classes on each instrument and a jazz ensemble; costs $395 for one week residential camp. www.mhc.edu
Meredith College
High School Music Theory Camp: Helps any student considering music as a college major or anyone who is excited about expanding basic music knowledge; one week summer program with varying fees.www.meredith.edu/youth/
Lamar Stringfield Music Camp: Instruction includes classes in string orchestra training, string technique, chamber music, sectional rehearsing, theory; costs $350 for one week and $650 for two weeks. www.meredith.edu/music/strings-camps.htm
Looking Toward College: A Residential Program for High School Women: A personal skills seminar that focuses on communication skills, decision-making, goal-setting, values clarification, college selection, and career planning; costs $300 for four day summer program for high school females.www.meredith.edu/youth/
Math Week at Meredith: Rising 10th grade students use technology to predict patterns, build mathematical models, tile the plane, and construct Web pages individually and in groups; costs $300 for one week summer program. www.meredith.edu/youth
Young Writer’s Camp: Female students experience writing through hands-on activities, share and expand their curiosity and creativity; costs $300 for one week summer program.www.meredith.edu/youth
North Carolina A & T State University
Check out www.ncat.edu/summer/summeryouth/index.html for information on these FREE and fee-based programs:
Energy Engineer Starters Program (EESP)
Engineer Starters Program (ESP)
Ford Renewable Energy Summer Program (FRE-SP)
Higher Learning Institute
Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders (IFAL)
NOAA-ISET Climate and Weather Camp
Research Apprentice Program (RAP)
Summer High School Transportation Institute
Students Hot On The Sciences (SHOTS)
AttackAids@A&T: Helping Fight HIV/AIDS via Genetic SuperComputing
North Carolina Central University
Check out http://web.nccu.edu/univcoll/syp/aboutsasp.htm for FREE and fee-based programs that include:
Legal Law Camp
Senior Project Prep Camp
Senior Project Enrichment
High School Writing Enrichment
SAT Camp
Project R.E.A.C.H.: Sophomores who are interested and eligible for NC Teaching Fellows will learn about the teaching profession; no fee for July program.http://web.nccu.edu/univcoll/syp/summer_program.htm
North Carolina School of the Arts
NCSA Summer Session: Offers two- to five-week residential programs surrounded by artists of diverse ages and backgrounds studying in classes, workshops, rehearsals, and extracurricular activities; fees vary by program. www.ncarts.edu/ncsaprod/summersession
North Carolina State University
Ag-DISCOVERY: A two-week residential camp for students 9-11 to learn about careers in plant science and veterinary medicine through hands-on labs, workshops, field trips, character and team building activities, and diversity training; no cost. www.science-house.org/student/agdiscovery
Design Residential Camp: Rising 11th and 12th grade students experience creative problem solving, learn about career choices in design, and studying design at the college level through exposure to architecture, art and design, graphic design, industrial design, and landscape architecture; costs $600 for one week residential program.http://ncsudesign.org/content/index.cfm/fuseaction/page/filename/design_camp.html
Engineering Summer Programs: Rising 11th and 12th grade students experience engineering, science, and technology in week-long residential programs in a variety of disciplines: Aerospace Engineering, Autonomous Robotics, Biological Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Civil and Construction Engineering, Computer Science, Materials Science and Engineering, and Wolfpack Motorsports; costs $575 for one week residential programs. http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/theengineeringplace/summerprograms/high-school/residential.php#anchor2
iD Tech Summer Computer Camps held at NC State
Develop an iPhone or Android app, code a program in C++ or Java, create a video game, mod with Minecraft, build a robot, construct a website, produce a movie, or design a digital photo portfolio. At iD Tech Camps, imaginations soar as kids and teens unlock their internal Drive and use 21st century skills to transform interests into projects of their own—and have fun doing it.
For both the beginning computer novice and advanced tech whiz, students collaborate, make new friends and develop new skills, gaining confidence and a competitive advantage for college and future careers. High-energy, hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education programs presented in a fun camp setting held on the NC State campus. https://www.idtech.com/locations/north-carolina-summer-camps/raleigh/id-tech-nc-state-university/
Poultry Science Summer Institute: Rising 11th and 12th grade students who have an interest in biological sciences or a career in poultry can broaden their understanding of the educational disciplines, scholarship opportunities, and careers related to poultry science; costs $50 for 4-day/night program.http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/poulsci/4h/summerinstitute/institiute.html
Shelton Leadership Challenge Institute: Rising 9th through 12th grade students with a 3.0+ GPA can experience an intense week of values-based leadership, integrity, team building, public speaking, and social responsibility; costs $425 for one week program.http://www.necus.edu/extension/sheltonleadership/leadership-programs/challenge.php
Summer College in Biotechnology and Life Sciences (SCIBLS): Outstanding students in grades 9-12 who have an interest in a career in science can participate in this college level and college credit program, practicing cutting edge research techniques and skills; costs vary according to four-week program. www.cifr.ncsu.edu/scibls/index.htm
Summer Exploration Camp—Dept. of Forestry and Environmental Resources (DFER): Rising 11th and 12th grade students who are interested in natural resources spend a week studying careers and raising awareness of the impact of natural resources on the world; costs $300 for one-week program.http://cnr.ncsu.edu/HighSchoolSummerCamp.htm
Summer Textile Exploration Program (STEP): Residential program for rising 11th and 12th grade students to experience NCSU by working with professors in one of the following choices: apparel design, business/marketing, chemistry, computer science, and engineering; no fee for the weeklong program.www.tx.ncsu.edu/student_services/step.html
Teen Writers’ Workshop: Offers a lecture and small-group environment for students in grades 9-12 to develop their creative writing skills; costs $200 for one week program.http://www.chass.ncsu.edu/english/writingworkshops/index.html
Young Investigators Program in Nuclear Technology: A residential program for rising 11th, 12th, and graduating seniors to experience the role nuclear technologies play in meeting the needs of society and solving everyday problems; costs $900 for three-week residential program.www.ne.ncsu.edu/outreach/summerprogram
Peace College
Peace College Summer Leadership Institute: Rising 9th and 10th grade female students explore leadership skills, step out of their comfort zones, and gain valuable experiences toward college; costs $500 for one week program in June. www.peace.edu
Pfeiffer University
SPEC Summer Programs: Rising 9th through 11th grade students can experience various career exploration-themed workshops; costs vary by program length and subject in summer. www.pfeiffer.edu
University of North Carolina at Asheville
UNC-Asheville Office of Academic Conferences and Institutes: Offers a variety of programs in academic and cultural enrichment, as well as sports camps, to develop intellectual, physical, cultural, and creative abilities in a residential camp setting; costs vary according to program and length. https://camps.unca.edu/pre-college-programs/
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Carolina and Beyond
Carolina and Beyond is an invitation-only program for outstanding high school seniors who would like to learn more about Carolina. The program features Carolina students and faculty who will share their experiences at Carolina with our prospective students and how these experiences help our students prepare for life after Carolina. For more Information visit: http://admissions.unc.edu/carolina-and-beyond/
Heels for Success
Heels for Success is an all-expense-paid (excluding travel) one-day summer program to help academically talented, rising tenth and eleventh graders prepare for college. Over the course of your day, you’ll continue on the path toward college by getting an opportunity to be a part of the Carolina campus and learn firsthand about the academic and extra-curricular preparation required by selective colleges. You’ll learn techniques for approaching the ACT, college applications, and essays. You’ll also get the chance to connect with other outstanding students. http://admissions.unc.edu/heels-for-success/
UNC Chapel Hill Catalyst Conference
The annual Catalyst Conference brings a selected group of 100 freshmen, sophomores, and juniors from North Carolina high schools to UNC-CH for a weekend-long exploration and discussion of social justices issues impacting American youth. This year’s conference will be held from February 20th – 22nd, 2015. http://unccatalyst.wordpress.com/
High School Music Camp: Offers master classes and private lessons for students in grades 9-12 to provide opportunities to work one-on-one with UNCCH faculty to study music theory and music literature; costs $325-$495 for one week program. http://music.unc.edu/events/hsmc/hs-summer-camp/
iD Programming Academy Held at UNC-Chapel Hill
In 1999, our independent family company set out to reinvent “camp” for the 21st century. Today, we’re the number #1 tech camp on the planet, with summer technology programs for kids and teens held at over 100 prestigious campuses nationwide. At UNC-Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, NC, we offer two distinct co-ed programs: iD Programming Academy for teens ages 13-18 and iD Tech Camps for ages 7-17. At select locations, we also offer iD Game Design & Development Academy, Alexa Café, and iD Tech Mini. Across all programs, you'll experience personalized learning with a maximum of 8 students per instructor, and use the best brand name products from industry leaders like Adobe®, Apple®, Autodesk®, Google, and Microsoft®. Innovative courses. Your pace. Your internalDrive.
Project Uplift: An opportunity for high achieving students to increase racial, social, geographical, and economic diversity, this program targets the top 25% of high school students who are African American, Native American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American, low income, rural students, or students from other historically underrepresented populations; nominal fee for 3-4 day conference.http://www.unc.edu/minorityaffairs/prospective/uplift.html
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
UNC Charlotte Summer Camps: Offers a variety of programs that include Acting and Statecraft, Aspire! (sneak preview of college life in various academic areas), Chess for Experts, Cool School Writing, Engineering Lab and Technology, MathCAMMP + Mathematically Wild, Writing Spooky Stories; costs vary by program. http://www.summer.uncc.edu/camps/index.html
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Summer Music Camp: Residential camp for band, orchestra, and piano students grouped by age and ability level; costs range from $285-$385. www.smcamp.org
UNCG iSchool: Offers rising 11th and 12th grade students a way to get ahead by taking college classes while still in high school and earn UNCG college credit; no cost, but students must access this school from their home high school. http://www.web.ung.edu/dclweb/fastforward/default.asp
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Health Career Opportunities Program—Summer Enrichment Program: Targets rising 12th grade and recent graduates who wish to pursue careers in medical and health related professions; no cost for six-week program. http://www.uncp.edu/hcop/components.htm
Mixed Media Program: High school students will be exposed to video cameras, broadcasting equipment, and the hands-on aspects of editing and presentation; costs vary. http://www.uncp.edu/rc
PAACE: Providing Advocacy and Achievement through the College Experience: Offers enrichment in the areas of transitioning from secondary to postsecondary education for high school students with disabilities and their primary caretakers. Includes topics in entitlement laws, financial aid, self-advocacy skills, documentation requirements in higher ed, study skills, test-taking strategies, and social skills development; no fee for one week program. http://www.uncp.edu/dss
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Marine Biology Camp in Bimini, Bahamas: Exposes high school students to work performed on research vessels for one week; costs vary. www.uncw.edu/marinequest
Camp MED: Medical Camp exposes high school students to careers in the medical field. Students 16 and older will observe surgeries at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. See video from previous camps at Camp MED Videos Apply at: Camp MED 2015 Application.
Youth Entrepreneurship Program: YEP is sponsored by the Cameron School of Business at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) to nurture students, predominantly from UNCW’s service region, that may possess the potential to be leaders in business and the community. All students are welcome whether they choose careers in medicine, law, education, retail, pharmaceuticals, film-making, communications, social work, healthcare, music, marine science, or any other field. http://csb.uncw.edu/cbes/events/YEP.htm
Wake Forest University
Debate Workshops for High School Students: Invites superior high school students with an interest in forensics to participate in debate workshops in a three-week summer program on campus; costs vary.http://www.wfu.edu/academics/summer/special.html#top
The 2016 Summer Immersion Program will be offered in Winston-Salem as a residential programand in Charlotte as a non-residential program. The Wake Forest Charlotte Campus will feature six institutes:Business and Entrepreneurship, Law, Leadership, Medicine, Sports Marketing, andTechnology. Each session will feature a day trip to the Wake Forest University campus in Winston-Salem. The Winston-Salem residential program will offer two institutes: Business and Entrepreneurship and Medicine. Each institute will accept a select number of students. Tuition includes lunch, books and supplies, all institute-sponsored field trips and activities, as well as transportation. Download our brochure.
http://immersion.summer.wfu.edu/
Western Carolina University
Western Carolina University Summer Programs Office: Coordinates many summer enrichment programs that include: Mountain Area Health Education Center Camp.
College Express Program: Rising 11th and 12th grade students participate in a new summer program designed to advance college education, explore courses that may open a field of interest, and experience college life; costs are by credit hour and room and board.
Legislators’ School: Offers a four-week residential program for rising 9th -11th grade students who show potential for developing into future leaders; costs vary. http://ore.wcu.edu