Program	Deadline	Location	Program dates	Age eligibility	Notes
PARSONS SUMMER INTENSIVE STUDIES: NEW YORK	May 15, 2017.	New York	June 5–23, 2017 OR July 10–28, 2017	Students must be 16 years of age by July 10, 2017	Parsons Summer Intensive Studies: New York is an exceptional academic art and design program enriched by the vast resources of New York City. Whether you're a high school student preparing to apply to college, a college student interested in enhancing your own program and earning transfer credits, or an adult investigating career options, our summer courses can help you define and achieve your goals. This intensive three-week, three-credit program is open to anyone wishing to deepen their knowledge of art and design in an academically rigorous and artistically stimulating environment. Students spend five days a week in studio classes and receive demanding homework assignments. Courses are supplemented by special events, including portfolio reviews, Parsons alumni career panels, and industry guest lecturers, all designed to prepare students for admission to design school or direct them toward relevant career paths.
The School of The New York Times - The Future of Fashion	TBD	New York	June 25 - July 8	Ages 14-17	Identify exciting new technologies and innovations in the fashion industry and examine how technological innovation impacts a shopper’s relationship with clothing and accessories. The class will explore the future of fashion by focusing on three areas which are currently generating widespread public discourse: wearable technology (for example, fitness trackers), 3D printing (unlimited variations in design from one’s own home) and ethical fashion (changes in the supply chain for a healthier planet and people). Students will condense lessons taught in these three areas, re-imagine their sense of where, how and why fashion is heading in the foreseeable future, and present a small capsule collection of sketches of clothing with corresponding inspirations from their research. Participants will also learn basic fashion illustration skills to provide groundwork for expressing their individual design ideas.
Pratt Institute’s PreCollege program	March 1, 2017	New York	July 5–28, 2017	Minimum age: 16 years by June 30, 2017	The summer PreCollege program consists of four classes modeled after Pratt’s undergraduate offerings. Students choose a “major” from the following options: Architecture, Art and Design Discovery, Creative Writing, Cultural Studies, Digital Imaging and Photography, Fashion Design, Fine Arts / Painting and Drawing, Graphic Design, Illustration (Digital), Illustration (Traditional), Industrial Design, Interior Design, Jewelry / Metal Arts, Film / Video, Photography, Sculpture, or Sequential Art and the Comic Book. To complement this chosen major course, students are automatically enrolled in Foundation, Art History, and Portfolio Development classes. Upon completion of the program students earn four elective college credits accepted at most colleges
Marist College - Summer Fashion Marketing & Merchandising Pre-College	Rolling admission	Poughkeepsie, NY	Session 1:  June 25th - July 8th, 2017 Session 2: July 9 - July 22nd, 2017	Rising juniors and seniors	Do you have what it takes to become a fashion marketer and merchandiser?  Are you interested in pursuing a career in the Fashion Industry?  The Marist College Fashion Marketing & Merchandising Summer Institute provides you with an opportunity to “try on” some of the exciting elements of the fashion business while attending an intensive thirteen day program on the beautiful Marist College campus.  Upon completion of the course, high school students will receive three college credits along with the opportunity to explore the exciting world of fashion marketing and merchandising. INCLUDES MULTIPLE TRIPS TO NY.
Syracuse University - Introduction to Fashion and Accessory Design	Applications open now	Syracuse, NY	Saturday, July 15 -  Friday, July 28.	Students must be 15 years of age by the orientation and move-in date.	The Fashion and Accessory Design course is a hands-on summer program for High School students. It is a two-week noncredit program that aims to provide insight into the multi-faceted world of fashion and accessory design. The emphasis is on how fashion design evolves, where are ideas generated, how a designer creates a collection whether it be fashion or accessories and the workings of the fashion industry.
RBS Summer Business Camp (Rutgers)	Applications now open	Newark	TBD	Incoming high school juniors and seniors	Rutgers Business Camp will provide incoming high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to learn the basics of business. Students will form business teams which will become partnerships in creating proposed new business ventures. They will develop business plans with their new partners and present those plans in a business plan competition. Integrated into this experience will be visits to various corporate/business sites, speakers, and lessons on beginning to identify potential college majors and career paths. There will be visits to business locations to provide the students with a first-hand exposure to how business is conducted. Sample sites may include the New York Stock Exchange, Johnson & Johnson, and Mars.
NYU Precollege - MULT-UB 275 Business and Investments	Appliacations are open	New York	07/03/2017 - 08/13/2017	Rising juniors and seniors	This course is for rising high school Juniors and Seniors and is part of Summer @ Stern through NYU Precollege. Students must first be admitted to NYU Precollege, then submit a supplemental application and be selected by Stern (see details in the Class Notes below under “Click here to learn more”). This course is designed for rising high school Juniors and Seniors who want to learn about personal and business finances. The business and financial skills covered are crucial to a successful career in business either as an entrepreneur or in the corporate world.
Banson NYC Fashion Summer Camps (LIM College)	Rolling application	New York		teens entering 9th through 12th grades	Each week-long session will teach the students the fundamentals of the fashion industry by providing an insider's perspective.  The students will stay at the LIM College Residence Hall on the Upper Eastside.  Each morning the group will be picked up at the dorm by a Banson NYC representative.   From there we will depart for our visits, seminars and activities of the day. Each evening will have group activities planned.  There will be a 1:5 - 1:8 adult:student ratio throughout the day-camp hours.  All of the supervisors will be at least 21 and fully knowledgeable about NYC and the transit system.  Enrollment is limited to 20 campers per session.  We accept applications on a first come, first served basis.
Fashion Institute of Technology - Summer program	TBD - Applications open	New York	Several dates	9-12 grade	FIT's Precollege Workshops are fun, short programs that will introduce you to some of the unusual and creative topics that we specialize in at FIT. Spend six hours a day for four days at FIT learning a specific skill or technique, and leave with a Certificate of Completion, amazing works of art, and insight into career opportunities. For students who want the FIT experience, but can only make a short time-commitment, you'll be both challenged and inspired by the new tips, tricks and techniques you'll learn in just four days.