Pre-College Summer Programs
High school students! Spend two weeks on our gorgeous college campus diving into an exciting, relevant field of study that might just help you define where you’re headed.
Make the most of your summer! Champlain College offers a selection of residential pre-college summer programs for motivated high school students looking to get a jump start in a variety of exciting in-demand fields.
2024 Registration is now open!
Explore Our Programs
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Animation Academy
Students will be exposed to the tools and techniques that professional animators use every day.
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Art & Design Portfolio Course (credit-bearing, Grade 12)
Designed as an intensive, credit-bearing experience designed for students entering their senior year of high school, students will live and breathe art!
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Audio Engineering, Sound Design & Music Academy
This program focuses highly specialized skills that are in demand for today’s music industry, as well as a variety of other media industries.
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Biotech Academy
Engage in hands-on experiential learning and design thinking to create your own technology-based solution to a biological problem.
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Champlain Game Academy
Our pre-college summer program is designed to explore what it is like to study game development in college while learning how to make games.
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Creative IA Academy
Take a journey from the basics of Computational Creativity to the newest tools and techniques available, bringing art and tech together.
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Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics Academy
Students work together to solve real digital forensics problems faced by law enforcement agencies all over America.
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Digital Media Production Academy
Students learn hands-on skills in our state-of-the-art production stage, sound studio, and radio station.
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Filmmaking Exploration Academy
Learn about many of the different jobs available in creating content for film, television, and streaming.
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Pre-College Summer Programs
High school students! Spend two weeks on our gorgeous college campus diving into an exciting, relevant field of study that might just help you define where you’re headed.