90+ university-hosted pre-college STEM programs for high schoolers near Los Angeles — AI, research, engineering, and science tracks. Compare admissions, prices, and dates.
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High school students explore the fusion of artificial intelligence and art, gaining college credit and building a portfolio in this residential program hosted at UCLA.
Age Group
High School
Location
UCLA (Residential)
Phone
(310) 825-4101
Students gain a broad introduction to financial concepts, investment strategies, and career paths in finance, including quantitative analysis and global markets.
Age Group
High School
Location
UCLA Campus
Phone
(310) 825-4101
High school students gain practical experience with machine learning and neural networks through hands-on projects, coding sessions, and interactive workshops on UCLA's IoT platform.
Age Group
High School
Location
UCLA campus
Phone
(310) 825-8381
High school juniors and seniors gain real-world experience in STEAM education environments, earn UCLA college credit, and develop leadership and job skills.
Age Group
High School
Location
Multiple Locations
Phone
N/A
A rigorous pre-college program engaging high school students with a passion for computer science, offering specialized tracks covering data science, artificial intelligence, and Generative AI.
Age Group
High School
Location
UCLA Campus
Phone
N/A
High school interns work with engineers and scientists on space systems engineering, satellite launch analysis, AI, robotics, and more, gaining real-world experience and responsibility for projects at a leading space enterprise.
Age Group
High School
Location
El Segundo, CA
Phone
N/A
High school students investigate Bitcoin's technical components and AI's impact on the digital economy, learning to apply AI to business ideas and create websites, earning college credit.
Age Group
High School
Location
University of Southern California (USC), 3131 S. Hoover St., Los Angeles, CA
Phone
N/A
A 6-week program for ELAC students focusing on hands-on STEM projects, college readiness, industry guest speakers, and exploration trips to local universities.
Age Group
High School
Location
E7-210, 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, CA 91754
Phone
(323) 780-6730
High school students learn modern entrepreneurship using AI tools for research, validation, storytelling, and presentation, developing critical thinking about responsible AI use.
Age Group
High School
Location
UCLA
Phone
N/A
A rigorous three-week pre-college program where high school students engage with specialized tracks in AI, Generative AI, or other computer science topics with intensive hands-on coding and mentorship.
Age Group
High School
Location
UCLA
Phone
N/A
High school students with a chemistry background explore nanoscience through hands-on experiments on bio-toxicity, supercapacitors, and photolithography.
Age Group
High School
Location
UCLA Campus
Phone
N/A
High school students explore the possibilities and social impacts of making art with AI software, working with cutting-edge generative AI to develop unique artistic styles and portfolio-ready work.
Age Group
High School
Location
UCLA
Phone
N/A
High school students investigate emerging financial technologies, grasping Bitcoin's inner workings, preparing for an AI-based economy, and learning to think like entrepreneurs.
Age Group
High School
Location
University of Southern California
Phone
N/A
High schoolers launch rockets, program drones, and design gliders while exploring aerospace engineering principles at USC's campus.
Age Group
High School
Location
USC Main Campus, Los Angeles, CA
Phone
(213) 308-4064
Students learn Python programming, object-oriented design, and apply skills to real-world data science applications, including data visualization and machine learning, at the UCLA campus.
Age Group
Middle School
Location
UCLA Campus
Phone
(516) 447-4907
A 3-week commuter program for high schoolers (9th-11th grade) to learn engineering design principles, teamwork, and communication through hands-on projects.
Age Group
High School
Location
UCLA, 1331 Murphy Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1418
Phone
(310) 825-4101
A four-week immersive experience for high school juniors and seniors to explore engineering through academic courses and hands-on projects at LMU.
Age Group
High School
Location
Loyola Marymount University, 1 LMU Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659
Phone
(310) 338-3957
Introduces high school students to game-making as an artistic practice, teaching fundamentals of game design, character creation, world building, and game programming/coding.
Age Group
High School
Location
UCLA Campus
Phone
(310) 825-4101
High school students explore flight mechanics, aerodynamics, and aircraft design, engaging with aerospace professionals and building gliders or small rockets.
Age Group
High School
Location
UCLA Campus, Los Angeles, CA
Phone
N/A
High school students explore AI applications in medicine and Hollywood through speech and imagery, engaging in rigorous, hands-on, lab-intensive projects with UCLA faculty.
Age Group
High School
Location
405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone
(424) 442-5421
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Looking for a STEM summer camp near you? This free Los Angeles directory lists 336+ local and online programs across the Los Angeles metro area — including AI, coding, robotics, science, and math camps for kids, middle schoolers, and high school students. Compare prices, dates, age groups, and formats, then filter by focus area above to find the closest match for Summer 2026.
We list 336+ STEM summer camps in Los Angeles, CA across AI & machine learning, coding, robotics, science, math, space, and cybersecurity. Top picks vary by your child's age and interests — use the category filters above to compare programs by price, duration, and format.
Prices in our Los Angeles directory range from free community programs to $3,000+ for university-hosted pre-college tracks. Most full-day weekly camps run $400–$900 per week; specialized AI and research programs typically run $1,000–$2,500 for the full program. Click any camp for current pricing.
Camps in our Los Angeles listings cover elementary (typically ages 6–10), middle school (11–13), high school (14–18), and selective pre-college research programs for rising seniors. Filter by age group to see only programs that match your child.
Yes — many of our listed programs offer fully online or hybrid formats, especially in AI, coding, and research. Online options are open to students nationwide, including Los Angeles-area kids who can't travel to an in-person camp. Look for the “Virtual Camp” filter or any program tagged Online / Hybrid in the details.
Yes. Several listings are pre-college programs hosted by universities — including residential and commuter options. These are competitive admissions with applications often closing in March/April for summer cohorts. Use the Pre-College filter at the top to see only these programs.
