Registration is now open for the popular career exploration themed College of the Canyons Summer Institute, with weekly sessions running July 8-12 and July 15-19.

COC’s Summer Institute is open to students entering grades 6-8 in the fall of 2019.

The goal of the Summer Institute is to provide hands-on career exploration and learning opportunities to students in a variety of areas and subjects including robotics, sports medicine, photography, architecture, windows computer app design, auto technology, biotechnology, construction, makerspace, and manufacturing.

All Summer Institute instructors are COC professors or industry professionals that have tailored their curriculum for grades 6-8 in mind.

Each track allows participating students to discover a multitude of career possibilities through a unique blend of innovative lesson plans and fun hands-on activities that are scheduled each week.

The 2019 Summer Institute lineup will feature three new camps focused on the areas of construction technology, Windows computer apps, and makerspace STEM stars.

“The COC Summer Institute is much more than your typical summer camp,” said Mark Carr, Summer Institute coordinator. “It’s an opportunity for your child to discover a potential career path, and have some fun at the same time.”

All 2019 COC Summer Institute sessions begin at 9 a.m. and conclude at 3 p.m. Enrollment fees are $275 per child per week.

The 2019 Summer Institute weekly schedule of classes is listed below:

* July 8 to 12 (M/T/W/Th/F) — Biotechnology; robotics; photography; architecture; sun wind and fire; MakerSpace STEM stars; window computer apps

* July 15 to 19 (M/T/W/Th/F) — Biotechnology; robotics; photography; sun, wind and fire; sports medicine; architecture; construction technology

For more information about the 2019 College of the Canyons Summer Institute, please visit the program’s web page.