Flyer | Application
Dates: June 17 – July 5, 2019 (3 weeks, no class on July 4), Mon-Thurs, 9am – 4:30pm
Cost: FREE for high school students
College credit: 1.5 units
iDesign-MFG is a course where students will spend three weeks creating hands-on projects in carpentry, machining,
and wood technology. This is a great opportunity for you to try out different programs to see if one of them might be a career path
for you. If you enjoy making things and working with your hands, this is a great class to take. Previous students have made cellphone holders, rings, cutting boards, toolboxes, etc. The course is open to both high school students and
recent grads.
Flyer | Application
Dates: June 24 – July 25, 2019 (5 weeks), Mon-Thurs, 9am – 3pm
Cost: FREE (high school students only)
College credit: 3 units
This is a free summer program for incoming High School juniors & seniors to gain an introduction to green jobs, sustainability and energy efficiency principles. Learn about careers in architecture, engineering, building technologies, and construction trades. You’ll use your math & science skills for hands-on and real-life applications, while getting both high school and college credit! There are great field trips to learn about energy efficiency in buildings and how they work. Deadline to apply is May 17.
Flyer | Application
Dates: June 17 – July 18, 2019 (5 weeks), Mon-Thurs, 9am – 3pm
Cost: FREE (high school students only):
College credit: 3 units
Contact: Frank Ko fko@peralta.edu
Have fun learning how to convert your bicycle to an E-BICYCLE. Join this special training and see how we will bring together different fields such as electrical technology, engineering, chemistry, and physics to convert a pedal bicycle to an electric bike in this fun project. You’ll learn to apply electrical concepts to circuits, measurement of voltage, principles of solar electricity development, energy storage systems, and principles of motors.
Flyer | To apply you must attend an orientation session (shown on flyer)
Dates: June 17 – July 25, 2019 (6 weeks), Mon-Thurs, 7:45am – 1pm with industry trips on Friday.
Cost: FREE (high school students only):
College credit: 5 units.
Contact: Johnnie Williams jwilliams@upgradecs.org
The UPGRADE program’s goal is to introduce a diverse group of high school and first year college students to careers in Information Communication Technology (ICT), while providing a structured introduction to college and higher education success techniques. This computer science course (CIS 5) has a hands-on curriculum centered around the Raspberry Pi Micro-computer and Windows Lab computers. Topics includes but are not limited to the Raspberry Pi 2, computer hardware, computer peripherals, command line navigation, file system fundamentals, file manipulation, Web design / programming, Python programming, and computer science fundamentals. Free breakfast and lunch are provided. This program also includes an Orientation to College Success counseling class, trips to technology companies, guest speakers, and financial literacy curriculum.
Flyer | Application
Dates: June 17 – July 11, 2019 (4 weeks), Mon-Thurs, 1 pm –5:30 pm
Cost: FREE (high school students only):
College credit: 2 units.
If you’re a creator interested in exploring multiple media forms, this is for you. Spend one week in each of these areas – Media, Graphic Arts, Photography, and Information Technology.
Flyer | Application
Dates: June 17 – July 11 2019 (4 weeks), Mon-Thurs, 9am – 2:30
Cost: FREE for high school students
College credit: 2 units
iEAT is a course where students will spend four weeks exploring food sciences doing hands on activities in culinary,
chemistry, food technology / biomanufacturing and nutrition. This is a great opportunity for you to try out different programs to see if one of them might be a career path
for you. The course is open to both high school students and recent grads.
The courses below are regularly scheduled Laney summer courses open to all. We’ve selected these as great courses for young adults to learn more about these careers. All of these courses meet during the standard Laney summer term (June 17 – July 26, 2019). These will not require a special application. All you need to do is enroll at the Laney website.
Enrollment NOW OPEN!
To ENROLL, go to: https://passport2.peralta.edu/
If you need help enrolling, you may also visit the Laney
Welcome Center, room A-101
COURSE DESCRIPTION (UNITS)
ARCH 104A Beginning CAD (3)
ART 20 Beginning Drawing and Comp. (3)
ART 50 Beginning Painting (3)
ART 80 Beginning Ceramics (3)
ART 100 Beginning Printmaking (3)
BIO 24 Intro to Anatomy and Physiology (4)
BIO 75 Fundamentals of Biotechnology (2)
CONMT 10 Introduction to Construction Practices (3)
COSM 245 Intro to Cosmetology (2)
CULIN 203 Intro to Baking (4)
CULIN 234 Intro to Cooking Techniques (4)
DANCE 76 West African Dance 1 (1)
PHOTO 71 Intro to Digital Photography (3)
Application Deadline: Before first class begins, but register soon because classes might fill up.