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NYIT Offers Hands-On Summer Programs for High Schoolers

by Karen Marie Belnap

Old Westbury, NY (01/28/2019) — New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) will once again offer three career-oriented summer programs for high school students at its Old Westbury campus. The offerings, called "NYIT Academy," combine academic instruction with hands-on learning. Each session lasts two weeks and carries two college credits, beginning as early as July 8.

Pre-college students can attend one of the following summer programs in Old Westbury:

  • Health and Medical Academy (NYIT School of Health Professions and NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine). Learn about various health-related careers by working in NYIT labs, attending interactive lectures, and getting trained in CPR. This program has a maximum enrollment of 30 students.
  • Makers and Fabricators (NYIT College of Engineering and Computing Sciences). Take an idea from paper to assembly using metal, plastic, acrylic, wood, and other materials in the process of building your own small racing car. This program has a maximum enrollment of 10 students.
  • Technology and Engineering Experience (NYIT College of Engineering and Computing Sciences). Explore coding, robotics, materials science, and other elements of careers in technology, engineering, and computer science. This program has a maximum enrollment of 30 students.

For more information about NYIT Academy sessions, scholarships, and registration, visit nyit.edu/nyit_academy.

About NYIT

New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) offers 90 undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs in more than 50 fields of study, including computer science, data, and cybersecurity; biology and biomedical studies; architecture and design; engineering; health professions and medicine; IT and digital technologies; management; communications and marketing; education and counseling; and energy and sustainability. A nonprofit, independent, private, and nonsectarian institute of higher education, NYIT welcomes more than 9,000 students worldwide. The university has campuses in New York City (Manhattan) and Long Island (Old Westbury), New York; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as programs around the world.

NYIT embraces its mission to provide career-oriented professional education, give all qualified students access to opportunity, and support research and scholarship that benefit the larger world. More than 100,000 NYIT alumni comprise an engaged network of doers, makers, and innovators prepared change the world, solve 21st-century challenges, and reinvent the future. For more information, visit nyit.edu.

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NYIT hosts summer programs for high school students to explore health professions and engineering.

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