UC San Diego Extension has partnered with community members and industry experts to offer certificate programs to high school students. Classes are taught in-person by industry experts on a wide range of topics including web programming, life sciences, mechanical engineering, business management, photo and video editing, biliteracy and soft skills. Students earn digital badges upon completion of each certificate course.
Program your Future is designed for incoming 9th - 12th grade high school students.
Every participating student takes the “Onboarding Lab”. The introductory lab local industry experts will introduce students to topics ranging from web programming, iOS (Swift) programing, and Android programming. These powerful languages drive the application development of most mobile devices and websites! All students will get hands on experience with the basics of each language and access to modern programming tools such as, a source code repository, task management, and team communication applications. This twice a week lab will be held at the following locations:- Valencia Park / Malcolm X Library - Sundays and Wednesday, June 24 - August 19, 2018
- University City Center: UCSD Extension - Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 26 - July 26, 2018
- Patrick Henry High School - You must be a PHHS student to enroll at this location.
After completing the “Onboarding Lab” students may choose one of three certificate programs: Front End Web Development, Android Programming, or iOS Programming (Swift).