Sacramento State Cyber Security Academy
Part of Sac State's Summer Youth Academies, a 1-week in-person program covering cyber basics, ethical hacking, and forensics. Offered via CCE (College of Continuing Education) as a paid summer program in Sacramento.
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USF High School CyberCon
A week-long summer cybersecurity camp held in Tampa at University of South Florida. Teens attend workshops and panels by USF faculty and industry (FBI, Cisco) with hands-on labs in networks, vulnerabilities, and OS. Features an ongoing Capture-The-Flag contest among campers.
Bay Area Cyber League Summer CyberCamps
Low/no-cost, in-person cybersecurity bootcamps (Intro, Intermediate, Advanced) hosted at Bay Area community colleges in June–July 2025. Topics include cyber hygiene, ethical hacking, cryptography, digital/network forensics, web security, and Linux fundamentals.
Cal Poly Pomona GenCyber Summer Camp
A free week-long residential camp funded by NSA's GenCyber program. Held each summer at Cal Poly Pomona, it introduces cybersecurity basics including operating systems, network security, forensics, and hands-on cyber labs for high school students and teachers.
SJSU Cyber-AI Summer Camp
A free week-long summer program (July 21–25, 2025) at San José State University for Bay Area high schoolers. Students delve into cybersecurity and AI through hands-on labs and projects. Hosted by SJSU's cybersecurity and AI departments.
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A national game design competition for female-identifying and gender non-binary students in grades 3-12. Participants design and build an original browser-based game (Scratch, GameLab, p5.js, or MakeCode Arcade) and submit a written reflection, competing for cash prizes by grade division.
CSUSB GenCyber Summer Camp
A free, residential GenCyber summer camp at California State University, San Bernardino. 60 high school students spend one week on campus studying cybersecurity and AI through labs and mentoring. Includes college prep and dual-enrollment cybersecurity course.