2021 Online Summer Courses & Pre-College Programs

Many summer pre-college programs and courses have moved to an online format. As you review the examples below, you will want to consider if you prefer a credit or non-credit program or course. We have broken the list into sub categories. You will notice that many of the courses and programs are in multiple subcategories. Once you click into the summer programs or courses, you will need to look for the program or course in your interest area.

ENGINEERING

• Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering Innovation

• Syracuse University Summer College

• Brown

• Yale

• Tufts

• UCLA

• Harvard Pre-College and Secondary Programs

• Wake Forest PreCollege Programs

• Summer STEM Institute

• NASA Learning at Home

• edX Engineering

• Stanford Summer Institutes

• Summer Discovery

• Camp Euclid

• Future Engineers

• MIT Online Science, Technology, and Engineering Community (MOSTEC)

BUSINESS/ENTREPRENEURSHIP

• Syracuse University Summer College

• Purdue

• Georgetown

• Washington University

• Emory University

• University of Notre Dame Summer Scholars

• USC Summer Programs

• Columbia University Summer High School Programs

• Boston University High School Honors Programs

• Wake Forest PreCollege Programs (note: we recommend the 3 week programs)

• Business Strategy, entrepreneurship and Digital Marketing at Stanford online

• Summer Discovery

• Cornell Summer Programs

COMPUTER SCIENCE

• Syracuse University Summer College

• Brown

• Purdue

• Georgetown

• Emory University

• Tufts

• UCLA

• Stanford AI Scholars Live Online

• Harvard Pre-College and Secondary Programs

• Columbia University Summer High School Programs

• Boston University High School Honors Programs

• Wake Forest PreCollege Programs

• Summer STEM Institute

• New York Academy of Science 

• AI, Logic, Data Science and Programming at Stanford

• Summer Discovery

• Digital Media Academy

PRE-MED

• Pharmacy Summer Institute for High School and College Students

• Georgetown Summer Medical Academy

• Syracuse University Summer College

• Brown

• Cornell

• Purdue

• Georgetown

• Tufts

• USC Summer Programs

• Columbia University Summer High School Programs

• Wake Forest PreCollege Programs

• University of Vermont Online Summer Academy

• Austin Community College

• Summer Discovery

• Brandeis Pre-College Programs: Global Health and Social Justice

PSYCHOLOGY

• Cornell

• Yale

• Purdue

• Georgetown

• Washington University

• Tufts

• Austin Community College

• University of Notre Dame Summer Scholars

• Harvard Pre-College and Secondary Programs

• Columbia University Summer High School Programs

• Michigan Math and Science Scholars

• Wake Forest PreCollege Programs

• Summer Discovery

CREATIVE WRITING            .

• Syracuse University Summer College

• The Iowa Young Writers’ Studio

• Brown

• Purdue

• Emory University

• USC Summer Programs

• Columbia University Summer High School Programs

• Boston University High School Honors Programs

• Sewanee

• Young Arts Creative Writing Competition

• Scholastic Art & Writing Contests

• Catapult

• Polyphony Lit

• New York Times Summer Academy

LIBERAL ARTS (HISTORY, ECONOMICS, ENGLISH, POLITICAL SCIENCE,INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS)

• Purdue

• Brown

• Emory University

• USC Summer Programs

• Columbia University Summer High School Programs

• Boston University High School Honors Programs

• Cornell

• Yale

• Academy of Art Pre College Experience (art and design programs/classes)

• Art of Problem Solving

• Cleveland Institute of Music Preparatory Division

• The Lukeion Project (Classics)

PROGRAMS WITH MULTIPLE AREAS OF INTEREST

The following offer a variety of programs geared to many interest areas.  We encourage you to look through all options and see what resonates with you. This list is not exhaustive and we encourage you to look at other programs throughout colleges across the country.

• Boston University Summer Programs

• Brandeis Pre-College Programs

• Brown Pre-College Summer Sessions

• Columbia University Programs for High School Students

• Cornell Summer Sessions

• Davidson College Summer Programs

• Emory Summer College For Highschool Students

• Georgetown Hoya Summer

• Harvard Pre-College Program

• James Madison University Summer Honors Institute

• Purdue Summer College for High School Students

• Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes

• Syracuse University Summer Programs

• Tufts Pre-College Programs

• University of Notre Dame Summer Scholars

• Wake Forest Pre-College Programs

• Washington University in St. Louis Summer Programs for High School Students

• Yale Summer Session

Independent Research Programs     

For students hoping to attend highly selective colleges, independent research can be a fantastic avenue to delve into their academic area of interest. From developing an app to writing a play or designing a robot, digging deeper into an established interest is a great way to spend part of a summer break. And while most students can find a mentor at their school or through networking, there are excellent (and selective!) programs that match students with a college-based mentor for an independent project.

• Pioneer Academics

• Polygence

• Horizon Academics

• ScholarLaunch

• Apple World Wide Developers Conference

• Congressional App Challenge

• Google Code Jams

• InternWorks