California Summer Camps: UC Santa Cruz Computer Camps

COMPUTER CAMPS HELD AT

UC Santa Cruz

Program Overview
About This Location
About Our Courses
Day Camp Tuition & Hours
Overnight Camp Tuition & Hours
Camp Activities for Kids & Teens
Carpool to Camp

UC Santa Cruz Computer Camps

iD Tech Camps invites you to join us for our 5th season at our UC Santa Cruz location in the Monterey Bay Area, CA. As America's #1 summer computer camp and one of a handful of elite CA summer camps in Santa Cruz accredited by the American Camp Association, we comply with over 300 health and safety criteria. Our summer kids camps and teen camps are designed for beginner to advanced learners. Our popular UC Santa Cruz summer day camps and overnight camps average 6 students per instructor for customized instruction delivered by highly trained adult-only staff.

We offer a variety of cutting edge summer camp courses for kids and teens. View the availability charts below for real-time course and date availability.

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About UC Santa Cruz

We have chosen UC Santa Cruz to host our summer computer camp because it is nationally recognized for the quality of its instruction, the stature of its academic programs, and the impact of its research. Often cited as one of the most beautiful campuses in the world, UC Santa Cruz’s physical setting offers a diverse blend of award-winning architecture and a natural environment of redwood forests, scenic ocean views, and open meadows.

The close proximity to the beautiful California coast allows us to offer our unique Tech & Surf Camp at this location. The campus is 40 miles from San Jose International Airport and is an excellent option to consider from our summer camps in the Monterey Bay Area and our San Francisco Bay Area summer computer camps.

Note: We do not disclose the precise location of this California summer camp on campus until you register. Specific maps and driving directions will be found in your Camp Account.

About Our Courses

We teach the coolest courses including video game design, Flash animation, programming, video editing, and more–using the best brand name products from Adobe^®, Apple^®, Autodesk^®, Canon^®, Microsoft^® and beyond. Come explore the college campus and gain technical skills that will last long after summer camp ends. Do something big.

Our students receive the highest caliber technology education any technology summer camp has to offer! Our method of project-based learning highlights our 1-on-1 instruction, and above all, is loads of fun. Students learn at their own pace in small groups of an average of 6 students per instructor (compared to 30 students in an average classroom). Students at iD are taught only by hand-selected adult staff.

Note: See availability charts below for specific course offerings and current availability for this location.

Day Camp Tuition & Hours

	Ages	HoliDay Tuition*	Hours
Summer Day Camps Commuting Camp	Ages 7-17	$679 (Save $100 off regular $779 price) Tuition Details Lunch: add'l $50/week	Mon - Thu: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Extended Summer Day Camps	Ages 7-17	$849 (Save $100 off regular $949 price) Tuition Details (Includes all meals - B,L,D)	Mon - Thu: 7:30 AM to 7:00 PM Friday: 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM

*$100 Savings applies to first week of camp (per student). Save $50 off each additional week.

Day Camp Options | Camp Activities | Sample Day | Sample Week

Overnight Camp Tuition & Hours

Overnight Summer Camp students must be age 10 or older by December 31, 2009.

	Ages	HoliDay Tuition*	Hours
Overnight Summer Camps Sleep Away Camps / Residential Camps	Ages 10-17	$1,099 (Save $100 off regular $1,199 price) Tuition Details Includes all meals - B,L,D	Check-In: Sun 6:00 PM Check-out: Fri 3:30 PM

*$100 Savings applies to first week of camp (per student). Save $50 off each additional week.

Overnight Camp Options | Weekend Stays | Camp Activities
Sample Day | Sample Week

Camp Activities for Kids & Teens

Age appropriate fun for kids 7-12 and teens 13-17. Students will receive an average of 5-6 hours of technical instruction per day mixed with breaks, lunch, and fun camp activities we like to call TechReation. Participation in activities is encouraged, but optional. Physical activities may include ultimate frisbee, capture-the-flag, fun teambuilding games, soccer, etc., and other camp activities like Guitar Hero III^TM, video gaming tournaments, social time and more. Each week wraps up with family showcase at 2:00 PM on Friday. Check out the cool projects created by students, meet the instructor, and attend our diploma ceremony.

Attention Northern California Teens! Our summer camps in NorCal just got even cooler for our teen students. We have specialized teen activities including free time to hang out, movie nights, extra project time, and as always, plenty of gaming. Check out our other cool teen-only programs like the iD Gaming Academy, iD Film Academy, iD Programming Academy and Ultimate Gaming Weekends.

Carpool to Camp

Go green and save some green. Coordinate with other iD Tech Camps families to share rides to and from our summer camp at UC Santa Cruz. Click to see who else is carpooling. This service is for registered clients and is available through your Camp Account.

Availability at this Location

Please check the charts below for up-to-the-minute course & date availability.
Overnight camps start on Sunday. Day camps start on Monday.

Additional Programs at UC Santa Cruz

Surf & Tech (Ages 11-17)
Hang ten! Learn how to surf AND exercise your brain designing your own video game or website. iD Tech Camps brings you a hot new concept. During the week, you’ll spend half the time in the tech lab and the other half learning how to catch a wave in Santa Cruz. Read more.

Do Something Big!

Read success stories of how iD students have gone on to do something big after attending iD Tech Camps. Improved grades. Higher self esteem and confidence. Cool projects. Read More.