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'''College credit courses''' are very popular camps that typically offer students the opportunity to explore a pre-college experience. Typically, students entering grades 10 through 12 stay in the college dormitories and attend summer classes run by college faculty. At the successful completion of a summer program, course credits are awarded, which in turn are accepted by most tertiary institutions. Typically, colleges in the United States offer these programs as it serves as an excellent advertisement and introduction to students to entice them to attend the college as a full time student based upon a memorable summer experience. | '''College credit courses''' are very popular camps that typically offer students the opportunity to explore a pre-college experience. Typically, students entering grades 10 through 12 stay in the college dormitories and attend summer classes run by college faculty. At the successful completion of a summer program, course credits are awarded, which in turn are accepted by most tertiary institutions. Typically, colleges in the United States offer these programs as it serves as an excellent advertisement and introduction to students to entice them to attend the college as a full time student based upon a memorable summer experience. | ||
'''Non-college credit courses''', such as | '''Non-college credit courses''', such as CTY, are focused primarily on education or on educational-related activities, such as [[debate]], history, or [[journalism]]. These camps are often run by colleges or universities, and are usually for children in junior or senior high school. Educational summer camps are different than [[summer school]]s as the summer camps often are not offered for school credit, and often have a significant focus on non-academic activities. Students for these programs are often invited or recruited. | ||
'''SAT Preparation courses''', are also widely popular and offered in various camp programs as a mixture of academic learning with summer fun. Often the SAT preparation is offered as a full morning emersion while the afternoons and evenings are geared towards homework and recreational activities. These camp programs often outsource their SAT component from institutions like [[Princeton Review SAT Prep]] or [[Kaplan SAT Prep]] who provide the teachers and resources. | '''SAT Preparation courses''', are also widely popular and offered in various camp programs as a mixture of academic learning with summer fun. Often the SAT preparation is offered as a full morning emersion while the afternoons and evenings are geared towards homework and recreational activities. These camp programs often outsource their SAT component from institutions like [[Princeton Review SAT Prep]] or [[Kaplan SAT Prep]] who provide the teachers and resources. | ||
