Champlain College offers residential pre-college summer programs for high school students and virtual programs for middle school students. Taught by our industry-expert faculty, these intensive programs offer motivated students the opportunity to explore an area of interest or take a deeper dive into a subject they already love...(more)
Get a jump start on your career in game development at The Champlain Game Academy. This two-week program introduces high school students to all aspects of game development--including game design, game art and animation, programming, sound, testing and production...(more)
The Champlain Game Academy offers two intensive pre-college programs for high school students in grades 10-12. Students who have graduated from 12th grade in the spring are also welcome to attend. Our programs are designed to explore what it is like to study game development in college while learning how to make games. Students in these programs will work in a creative cohort that stresses the importance of teamwork and creative collaboration...(more)
Explore new and growing career pathways in this emerging field of study. Our curriculum focuses on player development in and out of the game, touching on career options in the industry that do not necessitate digital competition. Learn the tactics of pro players, assess how to make strategic improvements to game play, and using drills and practice, apply new skills and grow as an Esport athlete...(more)
Success as a professional animator begins with a passion for creating art. Through project-based learning, students will be introduced to the artistic and technical skills needed to create high-quality 3-D animation for use in a variety of real-time media such as virtual film production, virtual reality and augmented reality. Project-based exploration will help students identify artistic career pathways in our increasingly digital-media based world...(more)
Audio Engineering, Sound Design and Music skills are in high demand for today’s broadcast, video and streaming media industries. Learn through hands-on projects in our sound studio as well as our radio station. This program is for high school students who identify as female, non-binary, or gender non-conforming and want to be in a female-identified environment while exploring career pathways in this exciting field...(more)
Come explore what it would be like to study Computer Science, Coding, App Development, or Software Engineering in college. Students will gain an understanding of how these fields differ from one another and which field would be the best fit for their career interests. This program is for high school students who identify as female, non-binary, or gender non-conforming and want to be in a female-identified environment...(more)
This program offers hands-on training in the field of Cybersecurity and Digital forensics. Students learn hacking techniques—as well as the strategies to defend against them—and then use real-life scenarios to build a network defense. After demonstrations by prominent experts in digital forensics, participants form teams that compete to solve an actual case by applying investigative techniques, developing a body of evidence, and presenting their conclusions...(more)
Audio Engineering, Sound Design and Music are highly specialized skill sets that are in demand for creating today’s broadcast, video and streaming media. Hands-on projects introduce students to writing, producing, and engineering sound and music for a variety of media platforms. Come explore career pathways in this exciting industry. Learn from Champlain College’s expert professors and get a head start in preparing for college...(more)
Explore the differences between Computer Science, Coding, App Development and Software Engineering. Learn how are these fields are different, and how are they related. Students will be given the opportunity to explore within our collaborative community by getting direct instruction from expert professors and participating in hands-on projects that empower them to develop their understanding of which program would be the best fit for their career interests...(more)
