Visual Arts Programs
Each of the links below includes information on a school/program that focuses on pre-college programs with
classes/instructions in the visual arts. Each program has different requirements, deadlines, applications
process, and rates.
Art Center College of Design (CA)- http://www.artcenter.edu/sat/index.jsp
Art Institute of Boston, Lesley University (MA) - http://www.lesley.edu/aib/curriculum/precollege.html
Boston University (MA) - http://www.bu.edu/summer/
Broken Bridge Summer Arts Workshops (CT) - http://www.pomfretschool.org/summerprograms
Buck's Rock Camp (CT) - http://www.bucksrockcamp.com/
California College of the Arts (CA) - http://www.cca.edu/academics/precollege
California Institute of the Arts Cal Arts (CA) - http://calarts.edu/cap
Carnegie Mellon (PA) - http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/pre-college/
Choate Rosemary Hall (CT) - http://www.choate.edu/summerprograms/index.aspx
Cleveland Institute of Art (OH) - http://www.cia.edu/precollege/
College for Creative Studies (MI) - http://www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu/ce/precollege
Colorado College (CO) - http://www2.coloradocollege.edu/summersession/
Columbia College (IL) - http://www.colum.edu/Admissions/hssi.php
Columbia University (NY) - http://www.ce.columbia.edu/hs/courses.cfm?PID=4&Content=JS
Columbus College of Art & Design (OH) - http://www.ccad.edu/programs-of-study/community-classes/college-preview/
Cooper Union (NY) - http://www.saturdayoutreach.org/outreach/welcome
Corcoran College of Art & Design (DC) - http://ce.corcoran.edu/precollege
Cornell University (NY) - http://www.sce.cornell.edu/
Cornish College of the Arts (WA) - http://www.cornish.edu/summer/
Cushing Academy (MA) - http://www.cushing.org/summer
Emerson College (MA) - http://www.emerson.edu/academics/professional-studies/programs-high-school-students
Emily Carr University of Art & Design (BC, Canada) - http://www.ecuad.ca/programs/cs/teens/
Fashion Institute of Technology (NYC) - http://fitnyc.edu/5915.asp
Idyllwild Arts Academy (CA) - http://www.idyllwildarts.org/summer.aspx
Interlochen Arts Camp & Academy (MI) - http://camp.interlochen.org/visual-arts-summer-programs
ID Tech Campus (multiple locations) - http://www.internaldrive.com/courses-programs/
Kansas City Art Institute (MO) - http://www.kcai.edu/continuing-education/programs
Maine College of Art (ME) -http://www.meca.edu/continuing-studies/pre-college
Maryland Institute College of Art (MD) http://www.mica.edu/Programs_of_Study/Programs_for_Children_and_Teens.html
Mass Art (MA) - http://www.massart.edu/Continuing_Education/Youth_Programs/Summer_Studios.html
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (WI) - http://www.miad.edu/precollege/what-is-pre-college#
Minneapolis College of Art & Design (MN) - http://www.mcad.edu/showPage.php?pageID=1144
Moore College of Art & Design (PA) - http://www.moore.edu/youth_programs
Montclair Art Museum (NJ) - http://www.montclairartmuseum.org/summerart_registration/#g5
Montserrat College of Art (MA) - http://www.montserrat.edu/continuing-ed/summer-pre-college/index.php
New York University (NYC) - http://www.nyu.edu/summer/2012/highschool/program.html
Nova Scotia College of Art & Design (NS, Canada) http://nscad.ca/en/home/academicprograms/extendedstudies/youth/summerartprogram.aspx
Oregon College of Art & Craft - http://www.ocac.edu/#/community-programs/youth-programs/
Ontario College of Art & Design (ON, Canada) http://www.ocadu.ca/prospective_students/preparing_a_portfolio/summer_intensive_program.htm
Otis College of Art & Design - http://www.otis.edu/continuing_education/summer_of_art/index.html
Oxbow School (CA) - http://www.oxbowschool.org
Pacific Northwest College of Art - http://www.pnca.edu/programs/ce/precollege/
Parsons The New School (NYC & Paris) - http://www.newschool.edu/parsons/summer-programs/
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PA) - http://www.pafa.org/School/Continuing-Education/Summer-Academy-forHigh-School-Students/207/
Phillips Academy (MA) - http://www.andover.edu/SummerSessionOutreach/Pages/default.aspx
Pratt Institute (NYC) http://www.pratt.edu/academics/continuing_education_and_professional/pro_credit_programs/precollege/hs_progra
ms/
Putney School (VT) - http://summer.putneyschool.org/
Ringling College of Art and Design (FL) - http://www.ringling.edu/PreCollege.77.0.html
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design (CO) - http://www.rmcad.edu/high-school-programs/overview
Rhode Island School of Design RISD (RI) - http://www.risd.com/cfm/precollege.cfm
Sarah Lawrence (NY) - http://www.slc.edu/ce/pre-college/index.html
San Francisco Art Institute (CA) - http://www.sfai.edu/precollege-program
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (IL) http://www.saic.edu/continuing_studies/high_school/summer_institute/index.html
School of the Museum of Fine Arts (MA) http://www.smfa.edu/Continuing_Education/Pre_College_Summer_Studio/Index.asp
School of Visual Arts (NYC) - http://www.schoolofvisualarts.edu/adm/index.jsp?sid0=4&sid1=63#_2
Syracuse (NY) - http://summercollege.syr.edu
Tyler School of Art, Temple University (PA) - http://www.temple.edu/tyler/continuinged/precollege.html
UCLA (CA) - http://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/Art/overview.htm
University of the Arts (PA) - http://www.uarts.edu/precollege/
University of Southern California USC (CA) - http://summer.usc.edu/index.shtml
University of Paris Sorbonne (Paris) - http://www.summerstudy.com/paris
Virginia Commonwealth University (VA) - http://www.vcu.edu/arts/summerintensive/
Washington U St Louis (MO) - http://summerexperiences.wustl.edu/photoj
California State Summer School for the Arts -Inner Spark (CA) - http://www.csssa.org/
Delaware Governor's School for Excellence (DE) - http://www.udel.edu/govschool/
Georgia Governor's Honors Program (GA) - http://admin.doe.k12.ga.us/gadoe/blogs/ghpblog.nsf/d6plinks/CBYE6AWNBU
Governor's Institute of Vermont (VT) - http://www.giv.org/
Governor's School of North Carolina (NC) - http://www.ncgovschool.org/curriculum/
Governor's School of New Jersey (NJ) - http://www.nj.gov/govschool/
Governor's School of West Virginia (WV) - http://www.wvgovschools.org/GSA/index.html
Jumpstart, Oregon State Univ (OR)-http://oregonstate.edu/dept/arts/jumpstart/
Kentucky Governor's School of the Arts - http://www.kentuckygsa.org/
New Jersey Center for Arts (NJ) - http://artcenternj.org/teenclasses.php
Missouri Fine Arts Academy (MO) - http://mfaa.missouristate.edu/
New York State Summer School of the Arts - http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/nysssa/
North Dakota Governor's School (ND) - www.ndsu.nodak.edu/govschool/
South Carolina Governors School for the Arts & Humanities (SC) - http://www.scgsah.org/section/summer_programs
Tennessee Governor's School for the Arts (TN) - http://www.mtsu.edu/gschool/
Texas Governor's School (TX) - http://governorschool.tamu.edu/
Virginia Governor's School (VA)- http://govschool.cnu.edu/
http://allegra.ning.com/
http://www.theartsedge.com/2010/02/the-arts-edge-summer/
http://www.bu.edu/cfa/theatre/sti/
http://www.bucksrockcamp.com/
http://www.educationunlimited.com/camp/category/9/california-actors-workshop.html
http://www.firespark.org/
Engineering and Architecture Programs
Each of the links below includes information on a school/program that focuses on pre-college programs with
classes/instructions in the areas of architecture and various areas of engineering. Each program has different
requirements, deadlines, applications process, and rates.
Arizona State - http://design.asu.edu/hsworkshops/sdw.shtml
Bucknell University - summer engineering program for students who have completed 7th, 8th, or 9th grades http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/ejablons/engCamp.html
Catholic U-Engineering - http://engineering.cua.edu/activities
Cedarville University (OH) runs a one week engineering summer camp http://www.cedarville.edu/departments/er/academiccamps/engineeringcamp/
College of New Jersey - Offers a 1-wk. program in Civil Engineering, details
here: http://www.tcnj.edu/~summer/programs/outreach.html
Cornell (NY) - students can take a 6 week program titled Topics in Engineering. For more
info: http://www.sce.cornell.edu/sc/index.php
Iowa State University - Engineering & Beyond workshops for students completing their junior year in high school http://www.eng.iastate.edu/eb/
Massachusetts Maritime Academy's "Sea, Science and Leadership Program" Extensive experiences in engineering labs
and hands-on workshops in marine science areas. - http://www.maritime.edu
Michigan Technological University Summer Youth Programs - http://youthprograms.mtu.edu/programs.html
MIT (MA) - Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science Program - http://web.mit.edu/mites/www/
National Student Leadership Conference (multiple campuses: UMD, UC-Berkeley) 10-day engineering program http://www.nslcleaders.org
http://www.poly.edu/highschoolsummer?utm_source=MailingList&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20130313_su
mmer_programs_guidance
Rensselaer Summer Engineering Program - http://summer.rpi.edu/update.do
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (IN) - 2.5 week engineering camp for rising seniors - http://www.rosehulman.edu/catapult/program.htm
Syracuse University (NY) - summer engineering program - http://summercollege.syr.edu/
Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ) - ECOES (Exploring Career Options in Engineering and Science) http://stevens.edu/sit/admissions/highschool/ecoes.cfm
Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ) - general summer pre-college: http://stevens.edu/sit/admissions/highschool/precollegeprograms.cfm
Stanford (CA) - Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) offers a 3- and a 4-week intensive Engineering course for
academically talented and motivated high school students . https://epgy.stanford.edu/summer/highschoolprogram.html
The College of New Jersey - Summer Civil Engineering Camp and Summer Robotics
Camp: http://summer.pages.tcnj.edu/programs/precollegecamps/
U Houston (TX) - Program for Mastery in Engineering Studies (PROMES) - http://www.egr.uh.edu/promes/?e=camps
University of Michigan - College of Engineering Computer Camp - http://www.engin.umich.edu/caen/campcaen/
U North Carolina - for NC residents only - Summer Ventures in Science and Math - http://www.summerventures.org
U Notre Dame - Introduction to Engineering - http://www.nd.edu/~iep/index.html
Vanderbilt University (TN) - PAVE program - "summer pre-college program designed to strengthen the academic skills of
students who are planning to enter a college engineering, pre-medical, science, or technology program, and ease the
transition from high school to college. PAVE is open to high school students who have completed their junior or senior
year of HS." - https://pave.vanderbilt.edu/ayindex.php
Worcester PolyTechnical Insitute (WPI) (MA) camps for high school students interested in math, science, and
engineering - http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Summer/
Business Programs
Each of the links below includes information on a school/program that focuses on pre-college programs with
classes/instructions in the areas of business. Each program has different requirements, deadlines, applications
process, and rates.
Babson (MA) - http://www.babson.edu/undergraduate/summeratbabson/summer-study/Pages/home.aspx
Georgetown (DC): http://www12.georgetown.edu/scs/sphs/sphs_program_gb.html
Marist (NY): http://www.marist.edu/summerinstitutes/business/
Michigan State: http://www.bus.msu.edu/mbp/summer.html
Southern Methodist University (TX): http://www.cox.smu.edu/web/executive-education/summer-business-institute
Susquehanna University (PA): http://www.susqu.edu/about/life.asp
Syracuse (NY): http://summercollege.syr.edu/management.php
Study Abroad
Each of the links below includes information on a school/program that focuses on pre-college programs with
classes and experience outside of the country. Some focus on travel, others on classes, and others specifically
on gaining a different cultural experience. Each program has different requirements, deadlines, applications
process, and costs.
http://www.goabbeyroad.com
http://www.adventurescrosscountry.com/service-adventures
http://cambridgescholarsprogramme.com/
http://www.ciru.rutgers.edu
http://www.ilcafrica.com/
www.globalglimpse.org
http://www.musicfestperugia.net/aboutus.html
http://goputney.com/
http://www.oxford-royale.co.uk/index.php
http://www.spiabroad.com/
http://yhls.yinghuaschool.org/academics/yib/2013/index.php
Pre-College
Each of The links below includes information on a school/program that focuses on the true “pre-college”
experience. A student will live on campus, take classes, and be a part of a college campus community for a
night, a week, or a month. Each program has different requirements, deadlines, applications process, and
rates.
http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/summerschool/highschool/
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~edsumsch/
http://summer.stanford.edu/
http://www.taftschool.org/summer/
http://ase.tufts.edu/tuftsSummerStudy/
http://www.bu.edu/summer/high-school-programs/
http://www.sce.cornell.edu/sc/
http://scs.georgetown.edu/departments/21/summer-programs-for-high-school-students
http://www.landmark.edu/admissions/summer-and-january-program
http://www.syp.mtu.edu/
http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/descriptions/Students-rd.html
http://www.xula.edu/summerprograms/index.php
http://engineering-innovation.jhu.edu/program-overview/index.html
Pre-Med
Each of The links below includes information on a school/program that narrows it focus specifically for those
students interested in a career in medicine and the health professions. Each program has different
requirements, deadlines, applications process, and rates.
http://www.sce.cornell.edu
http://dms.dartmouth.edu/camp/contact
http://ase.tufts.edu/tuftsSummerStudy/health.asp
http://www.med.umich.edu/medschool/ssa
http://www.drexelmed.edu/Home/OtherPrograms/MiniMedSchool/SummerCamp.aspx
Performing Arts
Each of The links below includes information on a school/program catering to the interest of aspiring
thespians. These programs are for students with interest in acting/directing/screenwriting. Each program has
different requirements, deadlines, applications process, and rates.
Allegra School of Music and Arts (NJ) - http://allegra.ning.com/
Arts Edge (NYC) - http://www.theartsedge.com/2010/02/the-arts-edge-summer/
Boston University Summer Theater Institute (MA) - http://www.bu.edu/cfa/theatre/sti/
Bucks Rock (CT) - http://www.bucksrockcamp.com/
California Summer Acting Workshop - http://www.educationunlimited.com/camp/category/9/california-actors-
workshop.html
Carnegie Mellon (PA) - http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/pre-college/drama.html
Firespark (@ Brenau Univ. in Gainsville, GA) - http://www.firespark.org/
Florida Studio Theatre - (Sarasota, FL) http://www.floridastudiotheatre.org/education.php
Frenchwoods: http://Frenchwood.com
Idylwild Arts (aka ISOMATA) (CA) http://www.idyllwildarts.org/
Interlochen Arts Academy - MI - http://www.interlochen.org/camp/
Long Lake Camp (PA) - http://www.longlakecamp.com/
Mason Gross (NJ) - http://mgsa.rutgers.edu/Theater/thea_programs.html
Muhlenberg College (PA) - http://www.summerbroadway.org/
NYU (Steinhardt) - http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/summer/
NYU (Tisch) - http://specialprograms.tisch.nyu.edu/page/hsstudents.html
North Carolina School for the Arts - http://www.uncsa.edu/summersession/
Putney (VT) - http://www.putneyschoolsummer.org/
Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts - http://www.stagedoor.com
UCLA - http://www.tft.ucla.edu/programs/summer-institute/
Walnut Hill Summer School Program (MA) - http://www.walnuthillarts.org/summer/index.html
Math and Computer Science
Each of the links below includes information on a school/program focusing on classes/experience in the areas
of math and computer science. Each program has different requirements, deadlines, applications process, and
rates.
Cybercamps (Seattle, WA) - http://www.cybercamps.com
Education Unlimited-Computer (Berkeley, CA) - http://www.educationunlimited.com
iD Tech Camps (Campbell, CA) - http://www.internaldrive.com
Michigan State's MI St-MST (East Lansing, MI) - http://www.msu.edu/~gifted
National Computer Camp (Orange, CT) - http://www.nccamp.com
Catholic U-Engineering - http://engineering.cua.edu/activities
Texas Mathworks Honors Summer Math Camp http://mathworks.txstate.edu/student/HSMC/description.htm
University of Michigan Math and Science Scholars High School Summer Program http://www.math.lsa.umich.edu/mms
William and Mary - http://cfge.wm.edu/sep.htm
UVA
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=713&Itemid=67/index/ho
me.html