This summer the Career Education Department at Laney College (Oakland) is offering a number
of programs for interested students in the Bay Area.
The programs range from 3 to 5 weeks long and are focused on learning about different career pathways while earning college credit through hands-on activities. There are five high school outreach programs, as well as regularly scheduled Laney classes. Applications for the HS outreach programs are available at http://Laney.edu/summer. If you're interested in one of the regularly scheduled Laney courses, you can enroll now (go to the bottom of this page to find information on where to register).
If you're a parent, teacher, counselor, or student that's not sure what they want to do yet, but you want to be kept informed, you can sign up for our updates at:
https://tinyurl.com/LaneySummer2018
Regards,
Michael Goldberg
mgoldberg@peralta.edu
(510) 464-3598
----------------------- HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT PRIORITY PROGRAMS -----------------------
** 1) iDesign-Manufacturing (MFG)
Dates: June 18 - July 13 (4 weeks), 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 four weeks creating hands-on projects in carpentry, machining,
wood technology, and new this year, biomanufacturing/food science. This is a great opportunity for you to try out different skilled trades programs to see if one of them might be a career path
for you. Previous students have made rings, cutting boards, toolboxes, etc. The course is open to both high school students and
recent grads.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcQ9v4Z-iU8&feature=youtu.be (Note:
we will not be doing the Trebuchet project this year but have plenty of other
fun projects!)
** 2) Smart Home of the Future
Dates: June 25 - July 26 (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 careers, sustainability and energy efficiency
principles, while learning math & science skills with hands-on and real-life applications, and getting both high school and college credit! There
are great field trips to learn about energy efficiency in buildings and how they work.
** 3) Electric Bicycles Project
Dates: June 25 - July 26 (5 weeks), Mon-Thurs, 9am - 3pm
Cost: FREE (high school students only):
College credit: 4 units
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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoYurUJpNjQ
** 4) Computer Science UPGRADE program
Dates: June 18 - July 26 (6 weeks), Mon-Thurs, 7:45am – 1pm with industry trips on Friday.
Cost: FREE (high school students only):
College credit: 5 units.
The UPGRADE program’s mission is to introduce a diverse group of high school and community college students to Information Communication Technology
(ICT) careers, 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.
** 5) iCreate Digital Media
Dates: June 18 - July 13 (4 weeks), Mon-Thurs, 1 pm –5:30 pm
Cost: FREE (high school students only):
College credit: 2 units
----------------------- Regularly scheduled Laney COURSES -----------------------
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 18 - July 26 on various days). These will not require a special
application. But you will need to apply for a Laney student ID first, then you can enroll in the course. Go to: http://web.peralta.edu/admissions/question/
Enrollment opens April 15.
COURSE DESCRIPTION (UNITS)
ARCH 104A Beginning
CAD (3)
ART20
Beginning Drawing and Comp. (3)
ART50
Beginning Painting(3)
ART80
Beginning Ceramics (3)
ART100
Beginning Printmaking (3)
BIO75
Fundamentals of Biotechnology (2)
COSM 245 Intro
to Cosmetology (2)
CUL203
Intro to Baking(4)
CUL 234
Intro to Cooking Techniques (4)
DANCE 64 Jazz
Dance 1 (1)
DANCE 68 Modern
Dance 1 (1)
DANCE 76 West
African Dance 1 (1)
GRART 231 Intro
to Graphic Design (3)
PHOTO 10 Basic
Photography (2)
PHOTO 70 Intro
to Digital Photography (2)