New York Summer Camps: Vassar College Computer Camps - Vassar Summer Camp

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Vassar College

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Day Camp Tuition & Hours
Overnight Camp Tuition & Hours
Camp Activities for Kids & Teens
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Vassar College Computer Camps

iD Tech Camps invites you to join us for our 10th season at our Vassar College location in Poughkeepsie, NY. iD Tech Camps is America’s #1 summer computer camp and one of a handful of elite summer camps in New York and the Tri-State area. Our summer kids camps and teen camps are designed for beginner to advanced learners. Our popular Vassar College 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 Vassar College

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Our New York summer camp students enjoy the full iD Tech Camps experience with our day camps and overnight camps in the beautiful Hudson Valley at Vassar College. Vassar College is consistently ranked among the top liberal arts colleges in the country and is rated one of the Top Liberal Arts Colleges in U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Colleges.” Vassar was also voted “Best College of the Year” in TIME Magazine/The Princeton Review’s Best Colleges.

The historic campus has buildings dating back to 1861 and is surrounded by 1,000 wooded acres. Vassar is just a few hours drive from Boston and New York City, located in New York’s Hudson Valley. Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, New York is only 35 minutes from Poughkeepsie.

With our Ultimate Gaming Weekend program, Vassar College is an excellent option for our teen students considering multiple weeks of summer camp in the Northeast.

Note: We do not disclose the precise campus location of this New York summer camp 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

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	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
Ultimate Gaming Weekends	Ages 12-17	$325 Includes all meals - B,L,D	Check-In Fri 3:30 PM Pick-Up Sun 3:30 PM or stay for an add'l week

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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 New York Teens! Our summer camps in New York at Vassar College 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 Vassar College. Click to see who else is carpooling. This service is for registered clients and is available through your Camp Account.

Vassar College News

Summer Camps at Vassar College–CEO Site Visit–You’ve been Blogged!

Posted on: July 9th, 2008

Poughkeepsie Journal

Posted on: July 19th, 2006

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 Vassar College

Ultimate Gaming Weekends (UGW) (Ages 12-17)
UGW is a weekend summer program for teens enrolled at select iD Tech Camps locations. UGW Gamers will be immersed in the dynamic and exciting world of video gaming. Playing some of the hottest games on the market, students will practice and compete on machines complete with blazing NVIDIA GeForce® video cards. Students will also be introduced to tactics and strategies developed by professional gamers for use in some of the most competitive and popular PC games. 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.