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
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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

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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

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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	Tuition	Hours
Summer Day Camps Commuting Camp	Ages 7-17	$779 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	$949 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

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Overnight Camp Tuition & Hours

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

	Ages	Tuition	Hours
Overnight Summer Camps Sleep Away Camps / Residential Camps	Ages 10-17	$1,199 Tuition Details Includes all meals - B,L,D	Check-In: Sun 6:00 PM Check-out: Fri 3:30 PM

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Looking for Weekend Stays / UGW at one of our other summer camp locations?

Camp Activities for Kids & Teens

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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®, 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 at UC Santa Cruz 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 (offered at select locations).

Carpool to Camp

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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.

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Availability at this Summer Camp Location

Please check the charts below for up-to-the-minute course & date availability. To view course details, please click on a course name below.
Please note: Overnight camps start on Sunday, day camps start on Monday.

Additional Programs at UC Santa Cruz

Surf & Tech at UC Santa Cruz (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. iD Tech Camps is proud to partner with Adventure Out for a second season at our UCSC location. Owner Cliff Hodges, an MIT grad, works with surf instructors who understand technology AND surfing. Read more about the Surf & Tech program.

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.