Designed for high school students who are curious about starting a career in architecture, interior design, landscape design, and more, The Boston Architectural College’s (BAC) Early College Program helps you launch your future in studying design with leading professionals and peers from around the globe.
For 50 years, the BAC's Summer Academy has provided high school students (grades 9-12) with hands-on design and material exercises. Summer Academy provides high school students hands-on design experiences. The program, available as on-campus experience, or synchronous online format, empowers participants to work individually and collaboratively in small teams of 8 to 10, fostering the development of fundamental Design Skills.
On-campus students engage in a studio-like setting, tackling real-world design challenges with lectures, hands-on feedback from practicing design professionals, design and making exercises, workshops, site visits, digital fabrication, and more. The experience concludes with a final presentation and digital portfolio, with all essential materials, and tools provided on campus.
Online students engage in a virtual studio-like experience via Zoom, addressing real-world design challenges with lectures, individual feedback from practicing design professionals, design exercises, workshops, virtual site visits, digital fabrication, and more.
No design experience is required! Our students are aspiring artists, architects, interior designers, engineers, industrial designers, computer game creators, landscape designers, and more.
All students who complete the BAC Summer Academy pare eligible for a $2,000 scholarship towards one of the BAC's undergraduate programs. Participants can choose between Not For Credit (NFC), or Credit Bearing Option (CBO), earning 3 College Credit Hours with the latter.
Dates: July 5th - August 4th, 2023; 12-3:30pm EST
Hybrid Format: Students can participate on campus or online!
Tuition: $1500, with an early bird special of $1200 if students apply by March 1st.
Tuition includes all art materials, such as sketchbook, watercolors, VR viewer for smartphones, etc.
Scholarships are available through the generosity of sponsors such as Prellwitz Chilinski Associates, Inc. and Robert Houseman. These grants help the BAC continue its mission to diversify the design professions while fostering the next generation through hands-on engagement.
Students in 11th and 12th grade who complete the BAC Summer Academy program earn 1.5 college credits, and are eligible for a $2,000 scholarship towards one of the BAC's undergraduate programs.
Last Day to Enroll: June 3, 2022
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