High School Connections Summer Programs

High school students in Clackamas County can participate in college credit programs all year long! Clackamas Community College has four High School Connections programs offered during the regular school year as well as summer programming.

Career Technical Education (CTE) Summer Camps

CCC offers fun and exciting Career and Technical Education (CTE) summer camps that provide college credit opportunities to local high school students, completely free! Camps are open to students who live and go to school in Clackamas County. Students must be entering grades 9-12 in fall 2023. Lunch will be provided and transportation assistance is available from the student's high school to the college.

Camps have limited space and will use a weighted lottery to determine placement. The weighted lottery will provide priority placement for underserved students (students of color, students with disabilities, students with low socio-economic status and students with limited access to accelerated learning programs).

2023 CTE Summer Camp Offerings

Aug. 14-18, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

View the CTE Summer Camp flyer for camp descriptions.

  • CNC Machining
  • Horticulture: Gardening & Farming
  • Intro to Green Building
  • Invention
  • Medical Assisting
  • Music & Film

All summer camps will be held on the Oregon City Campus of Clackamas Community College.

How to sign up for CTE Summer Camps

Complete the form below to sign-up for CCC's free CTE summer camps by June 9. Students and families will be notified of placement into CTE summer camp by June 16. In order to complete the sign-up form, students must have a CCC ID#. Students can apply to CCC online. It can take one to two days after applying to receive a CCC ID#. If you are unsure if a student has a CCC account, contact hsconnections@clackamas.edu.

2023 CTE summer camp sign-ups are open from April 3-June 9.

Sign up for CTE Summer camps

If you have any questions, please email hsconnections@clackamas.edu.

Dental Professions Summer Camp

The Dental Assistant program, with the sponsorship of Oregon Health Authority's HOWTO Grant, is excited to offer another year of the Dental Professions Summer Camp for local high school students.

Learn about different careers in the dental field while enjoying activities and field trips to local dental labs. Participants will learn from dental employers and professionals while getting hands-on volunteer experience in a dental setting.

Two different sets of dates are available:

  • June 20-23, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
  • June 26-30, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Students who complete dental camp are eligible for up to $5,000 in scholarships to use for CCC health care courses. Students must currently be in high school to participate.

Dental camp will be held on the Harmony campus. Sign-up closes Friday, June 2 at 5 p.m., but applications for the wait list may be accepted after the deadline. Students and families will receive emails about placement into camp by Saturday, June 10.

For more information contact dentalcamp@clackamas.edu.

Sign Up for Dental Professions Summer Camp

Ashlee Tolleson

Contact Us

High School Connections

503-594-3161

hsconnections@clackamas.edu