Learn about Summer 2022 Pre-College opportunities at UMass Amherst. Our residential and online pre-college programs are designed to give you a preview of the UMass student experience, including college-level academics and being part of a learning community of high school students from all across the U.S. and the world. Our programs feature faculty-led courses, state-of-the-art facilities, and the #1 campus dining in the U.S., as ranked by the Princeton Review.
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The BCT (Building & Construction Technology) CityLab is a three-week immersive pre-college program for high school students interested in exploring building construction, sustainability, engineering, architecture, and technology-related career paths.
The BCT Citylab course format includes a series of daily hands-on activities including construction site tours, use of emergent technologies (drones, infrared cameras, air quality testing, AR/VR), software (Fusion 360, Sketchup, Minecraft, AUTOCAD), and fabrication tools (specialty 3D printers/lasers, hand/power tools, industrial sewing machines, CNC equipment). Students also conduct science lab experiments and participate in service-learning activities. The learning experience culminates with a design-build competition with industry professionals, partners and community organizations.
Students in this course will learn by doing - they will explore and apply building science principles in the real-world classroom of the Boston Metro region, while based at the Mount Ida Campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, located in Newton.
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This course is offered at the UMass Mt. Ida campus with commuter and residential options available.
Dates: July 10 - July 30, 2022
Three-Week Residential Intensives: $5,007 / Commuter: $3,503
*Program fees listed above include tuition and registration; materials and software may be required.
*All programs require submission of $35 application fee.
