Summer programs on college campuses offer students the opportunity to explore new interests, strengthen skills, and meet other students with similar goals and interests.  Opportunities range from pre-college programs in specific academic areas, to college-level coursework, to sports clinics, to internships and research opportunities.  Many college campuses throughout the United States have summer programs.  The following list is just a few of the opportunities available for students.  We encourage you to go to the websites for additional information and application materials.

If you are interested in a college that is not on the list, visit their website to research summer opportunities/pre-college programs.

Adelphi University: https://precollege.adelphi.edu/

Barnard College Summer in New York City: www.barnard.edu/pcp

Beloit College, Center for Language Studies: https://www.beloit.edu/cls/

Boston University, High School Programs: www.bu.edu.summer/highschool

Boston University, Investigative Journalism Workshops: https://www.bu.edu/mysummer/academics/pre-college-summer-journalism-institute/

Boston University, Program in Math for Youth Scientists (PROMYS): www.promys.org

Brown University: www.brown.edu/summer

Carnegie Mellon, Summer Pre-College Programs: https://www.cmu.edu/pre-college/

Case Western Reserve University, Pre-College Programs: https://summer.case.edu/high-school-students/

Columbia University, Summer High School Programs: https://precollege.sps.columbia.edu/highschool

Conserve School, Semester Schools Network: https://www.semesterschools.net/

Cornell University, Summer College Programs: https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege

Dartmouth Bound: Summer Program: https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/visit/visitation-programs/dartmouth-bound-summer-program

Duke University: https://learnmore.duke.edu/precollege/all-programs

Edgewood College: Science Workshops: https://www.edgewood.edu/outreach/science/summer-research-academy

Emma L. Bowen Foundation: www.emmabowenfoundation.com

Experience America, Project Fashion: https://fashion.experienceamerica.com/

Findorff Construction Camp:

George Washington University, Pre-College Program: https://summer.gwu.edu/

Global Works, Summer Service Programs: www.globalworkstravel.com

Gustavus Adolphus College, Summer Academic Program: www.gustavus.edu/camps

Landmark College Summer College Readiness Program: https://www.landmark.edu/summer/summer-college-readiness-program

Macalester Workshop Wednesdays: https://www.macalester.edu/admissions/workshop-wednesdays/

Madison College, STEM, Coding, & Welding Summer Camp: https://madisoncollege.edu/academics/youth-programs

Marist, Pre-College Program: www.marist.edu/precollege

MIAD Pre College Program: www.miad.edu/precollege

Mount Mary University - Summer Leadership Academy for Young Women: https://mtmary.edu/business-community/womens-leadership-institute/experience/summer-leadership.html

NYU Pre College Program: www.nyu.edu/precollege

Northwestern University College Prep: www.northwestern.edu/collegeprep

Northwestern University, University of National H.S. "Cherubs" program: https://nhsi.northwestern.edu/

Otis College of Art and Design, Summer of Art: www.otis.edu/soa

Oxford & Cambridge Advanced Studies Programs: https://www.bucksmore.com/courses/oxford-cambridge-advanced-studies-program/

Phillips Execter Academy, Summer School: www.exeter.edu/summer

Pratt Institute, Pre-College Program: www.pratt.edu/precollege

Purdue University: https://engineering.purdue.edu/WIEP/Programs/K-12/precollege.html

Quantum Learning Network, Colorado College Summer Camps: www.supercamp.com

Rotary Club: https://www.rotary6250.org/RYLA

Rutgers: https://em.rutgers.edu/ncp/Default.aspx

Stanford University, Pre-College Studies: https://spcs.stanford.edu/find-yourself

SCAD Summer Seminars: www.scad.edu/sss

The University of Notre Dame, Summer Scholars and Leadership Seminars: https://precollege.nd.edu/summer-scholars/

Tulane, Pre-College Programs: https://summer.tulane.edu/

UCLA College Discovery Program: https://www.summerdiscovery.com/ucla

United States Naval Academy Summer Seminar: https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Programs/NASS.php#fndtn-panel1-Steps-For

United States Naval Academy Summer STEM for 9th and 10th graders: https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Programs/STEM.php

University of Idaho: https://www.uidaho.edu/academics/summer-session/about/summer-activities

University of Pennsylvania, Engineering Summer Academy: https://esap.seas.upenn.edu/

University of Pittsburgh, College Prep & Leadership: https://www.studentaffairs.pitt.edu/BridgeHome

University of Virginia, Cornerstone Summer Institute: https://slavery.virginia.edu/cornerstone-summer-institute/

UW Engineering Summer Program: Go.wisc.edu/esp

UW - Madison, College Access Program: https://education.wisc.edu/about/diversity-inclusion/cape/

UW - Madison Summer Research Scholars: https://precollege.wisc.edu/precol_programs/smahrt-summer-research-scholars/

UW Whitewater, I want to be a teacher camp: https://www.uww.edu/ce/camps/additional/teachercamp

Washington University St. Louis pre-college programs: https://precollege.wustl.edu/programs

Yale Young Global Scholars: https://globalscholars.yale.edu

Cleveland State University - The Odyssey Program: http://www.csufilmodyssey.com/

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