Summer Academy
Applications Open March 1, 2025
Thank you for your interest in OCCC’s Summer Academy programs.
Applications will be open March 1 to April 1
Oklahoma City Community College is hosting two FREE Summer Academy camps as part of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education’s STEM career exploration.
Camps are both commuter/day camps and will be held at the campus of Oklahoma City Community College at 7777 S. May Ave.
“CHAMPS – Careers in Health and Medical Professions“
Dates: June 9-12, 2025
Grades: 8-12; limited to 40 participants
Location: Health Professions Building
Camp times 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily: Drop off 7:30 a.m. and pickup from 5-6 p.m.
Breakfast 7:30-8:15 a.m.
Lunch 12-1 p.m.
Pickup from 5-6 p.m.
“Lights, Camera, Action! A Digital Cinema
Production Summer Academy”
Dates: TBD
Grades: 10-12; limited to 20 participants
Location: OCCC Visual and Performing Arts Center
Do you love science and medicine? Do you want to see what it is like to work in health care and learn how to save lives? Join us at Oklahoma City Community College for CHAMPS, a four-day program where you will get to do things and learn what it is like to be a health care worker in a fun way. You will learn from teachers, use cutting-edge technology, and do hands-on activities that will challenge your mind and body. Here are some of the awesome things you will do at CHAMPS: Learn about human body using a 3D table that shows you parts of the body like a beating heart. Practice intubation, which is inserting a tube into someone’s airway to help them breathe. Go inside an ambulance and learn how paramedics respond to emergencies. Earn a CPR certification by learning how to do chest compressions and rescue breaths on a mannequin. Deliver a baby in a simulated environment. Learn about caring for a child with an AI (computer) pediatric simulator that can act like a real child. Experience virtual reality in an anesthesia room and learn how drugs can affect the brain and body. Test your balance, fitness, and brain health using interactive devices that measure how well you do. Learn about college life and how to enroll at Oklahoma City Community College.
Free breakfast and lunch provided.
For more information HPSupport@occc.edu, 405-682-7507
Would you like to learn the movie-making process in a hands-on, professional, and collaborative environment? Come with us on a fun cinematic journey! From pre-production and photography through post-production, you’ll learn the tricks of the trade along the way. Learn about camera operation, lighting, grip control, sound recording, design and logistics, and editing. With many technical aspects in film production, it is an exciting art and a science. Your creativity will be guided by expert instruction, movie industry experts and technology. Finally, you will present your completed project at a theatrical-style film screening.
