2026 Middle School Summer Career Academy: "Discover Your Future"
What is the Career Academy? The Summer Career Academy is a hands-on "test drive" for future careers. Designed specifically for middle school students, this three-day experience moves beyond textbooks and puts students in the driver’s seat—literally! Whether they are building a project in the construction shop, coding a new program, or touring emergency vehicles, students will discover how their interests in school connect to high-demand, high-paying careers in our region.
Why Should Your Student Attend?
- Hands-On Learning: Every pathway is designed around "doing." Students will create, build, or experiment every single day.
- Professional Mentorship: Students don't just learn from teachers; they interact with medical professionals, builders, and tech experts.
- Pathways to Success: This camp introduces students to Career and Technical Education (CTE)—a modern way of learning that combines academic knowledge with technical skills.
A Look Inside the Pathways:
- Build & Create: In Construction and Manufacturing, students take home physical projects they designed and built themselves.
- Health & Safety: In Health Sciences and Public Safety, students use real-world medical and emergency equipment.
- Tech & Innovation: In IT and Transportation, students explore the "brains" behind our computers and the engines that move our world.
The Perkins Advantage: This program is supported by Perkins funding, ensuring that our local students have access to the latest equipment and industry-standard technology during their time at camp
For students in current grades 6, 7, 8
and/or age 11-14 as of June 9, 2026.
Limited spots - Register today!
June 9, 10, 11, 2026
- half-day (with one pathway) OR
- full-day (with two pathways)
June 9, 10, 11
AM Session 8:30am - 11:30am
All-Day Session 8:30am - 3:00pm
Location:
RCTC Heintz Center
1926 Collegeview Rd. SE
Rochester, MN 55904
PATHWAYS: Agriculture, Construction, Culinary, & Hospitality, Health Science, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Public Safety and Emergency Services, Transportation
25 students per session
Parents or Guardians are responsible for transportation to and from camp.
For full day participants, please bring a lunch.
Questions? Email Jami: jschwickerath@ssc.coop
