Summer Youth Academies

Program Overview Online Registration begins on March 1, 2025

Summer Youth Academies

Overview

Summer Youth Academies offer an exciting opportunity for students in 7th to 12th grades to explore a variety of subjects, preview college through academic, hands-on career exploration, and interactive projects and coaching.

Academies are led by campus faculty and industry experts in a variety of disciplines including computer science, engineering, public safety, arts, business, and more.

Registration for the 2025 Summer Youth Academies is now live at this link. We look forward to seeing you this summer!

“My son Franco had a great time in his acting course. He loved the class, his classmates, and the instructor. I want to thank you for the opportunity you and your program has granted both Franco and our family. We are grateful for your time and the scholarship. Please know that this has sparked a light within Franco to continue to pursue a higher education”

- Daniel & Elizabeth López, parents of Summer Youth Academy attendee

Benefits

  • Explore educational and career opportunities in various fields
  • Discover new academic and creative challenges in topics not always available in regular school
  • Work with other students on real-world projects
  • Get a preview of college
  • Learn from university professors, community college faculty, and industry professionals.
  • Make new friends, gain self-confidenc,e and improve social skills by meeting new intellectual peers from the Sacramento region

Audience

Academies are open to any student entering 7th-12th grades in the fall.

Structure

Summer Youth Academies are offered on weekdays during the summer.

Article By Daniel WilsonJuly 7, 2026

Youth explore careers, campus life through Sac State’s immersive Summer Youth Academies

Hundreds of middle and high school students will come onto campus during the summer to participate in the weeklong academies, which provide hands-on learning and introduce them to potential career fields and college life.

Hundreds of local seventh-through 12th graders are converging on Sacramento State’s campus this summer to attend the popular Summer Youth Academies, a series of weeklong, career-focused courses. 

The annual academies, which are taught by faculty, staff, alumni and industry experts, offer local kids hands-on learning experiences and career exploration, exposure to a university campus and an opportunity to learn new skills.  

Course Listing

Course Offerings
2025 Summer Youth Academies

Exciting opportunities for students to preview college, engage in hands-on academic and career exploration, and explore a variety of subjects through interactive projects and coaching. Online registration begins on Saturday, March 1, 2025.  

Article August 20, 2024
Student works on a project in Summer Fashion Academies.

Learning from Professionals: Another Great Summer at CCE

One of the many benefits of the Summer Youth Academies at Sac State’s College of Continuing Education is the opportunity that students have to meet industry professionals who visit the academies as guest speakers. 

This summer Esther Amato, an instructor in the Fashion Merchandising and Management program at Sac State, invited several alumni to visit the summer academy she was teaching.

Article Sac State Newsroom July 2, 2024

Summer Youth Academies to provide engaging enrichment classes for hundreds of local K-12 students

Sacramento State’s popular Summer Youth Academies will soon get underway, bringing hundreds of local seventh- through 12th graders to the University for fun and hands-on career exploration, as well as a chance to experience life on a college campus.

The weeklong academies begin June 24 and run through Aug. 2 and include classes in popular and growing career fields such as fashion, criminal justice, artificial intelligence and education.