Pre-College.
Credit-bearing or credential programs run by a college or university, usually over the summer. Read the fine print on cost — some are need-blind, many are not.
41 verified programs.
Academic Year Programs
Make the most of the school year with on-campus or online courses, including weekend options.
Adroit Journal Summer Mentorship
Free online mentorship pairing teen writers with established poets and prose writers.
AI Leadership
A location-based program in San Francisco, CA, focused on AI leadership.
Al Neuharth Free Spirit Conference
All-expenses-paid journalism conference + $1,000 scholarship for 51 students.
Architecture
Pre-College Architecture program at Carnegie Mellon University.
Art
Pre-College Art program at Carnegie Mellon University.
Asian American Journalists Association JCamp
Free six-day multicultural journalism program for high school students.
Aspen Music Festival and School
Eight-week summer classical music festival and school accepting advanced young musicians.
AwesomeMath Summer Program
Three-week summer math program for talented middle and high school students.
Babson Summer Study
Earn college credit in entrepreneurship at the #1 ranked program.
Bennington Young Writers Workshop
One-week residential writing workshop with Bennington faculty.
Berklee Aspire
Five-week music performance intensive in Boston for musicians ages 15 and up.
Berklee Five-Week Summer Performance
Five-week immersive music performance program.
BETA Camp
Eight-week virtual entrepreneurship program for teens 14-18 to build and launch a startup.
Boston University PROMYS
Six-week intensive mathematics program (also listed independently).
Brevard Music Center High School Institute
Six-week classical music intensive in North Carolina mountains.
Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics (BEAM)
Free intensive math programs for underserved middle schoolers in NYC and LA.
Brown Experiential Education (BEE)
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Brown Pre-College
On-campus and online courses across the liberal arts.
Brown Pre-College Online
Experience Brown Pre-College wherever you are.
Brown Pre-College Summer@Brown
One- to four-week summer courses for HS students across all fields.
Cambridge Immerse Education
Two-week pre-college summer programs at Cambridge, Oxford, and beyond.
Canada/USA Mathcamp
Five-week summer program for mathematically talented teens at rotating universities.
Career Discovery in Architecture
Six-week summer program for HS juniors and seniors exploring careers in design at Harvard.
Carnegie Hall NYO-USA
Free national youth orchestra summer training and tour for ages 16-19.
Carnegie Mellon AI Scholars
Free three-week residential AI program for underrepresented students.
Carnegie Mellon SAMS
Free six-week residential STEM program for underrepresented students.
Carnegie Mellon Summer Pre-College Programs
Six-week pre-college programs in architecture, art, design, drama, CS, music, and more.
CIEE High School Summer Abroad
Summer abroad programs in 25+ countries with language and cultural focuses.
Civic Leadership Institute
Service-learning summer program for civic-minded teens.
College Prep Scholars Program
Get a head start to a top college as a high school junior with scholarships, awards, and resources designed to help you stand out in college admissions. Offers expert guidance, access to summer program scholarships, college admissions conferences, personalized support, and community.
Columbia Science Honors Program
Free Saturday science program for NYC-area HS students, taught by Columbia faculty.
Columbia Summer Immersion
Three-week pre-college sessions in NYC across 80+ subjects.
Commuter Courses (High School)
High school students living in the local area can commute to Duke's campus to take courses for college credit during the summer.
Computational Biology
Pre-College Computational Biology program at Carnegie Mellon University.
Concordia Language Villages
Immersive summer language villages in 15+ world languages for ages 7-18.
Cornell School of Continuing Education Pre-College
Three or six-week pre-college programs in hundreds of subjects on campus or online.
Cornell Summer College Business
Three-week pre-college program in hotel admin, business, marketing.
CS Scholars
Pre-College CS Scholars program at Carnegie Mellon University.
Design
Pre-College Design program at Carnegie Mellon University.
Dodge College Summer Film Academy
A 3-week immersive program in film production, screenwriting, and cinematic history.