WMU Summer Camp Opportunities

During the summer, Western Michigan University offers a wide variety of camps geared toward students of all ages. Our camps range from academic to sports, with a little bit of everything in between. Camps vary in cost based on requirements. Some camps will offer scholarships; see their website for details. For more information on any of our exciting camps, please click on the links below for each specific camp. General questions about this web page can be directed to PreCollege Programming at em-precollegeprogramming@wmich.edu or (269) 387-2773, however, we don't have any information about the specific camps.

As camp information becomes available, it will be posted here. To add your WMU camp to this webpage, fill in your information on the webform.

  • Writing the College Admission Essay - ATYP

    We will be offering a Writing Your College Admissions Essay camp for students entering their senior year (2021-22). There will be at least four separate sessions of this class - two online and two in-person (if possible). To see the dates, click on Register Now.

  • Aviation Summer Camp

    Aviation Summer Camps are an awesome opportunity for high school students (rising 9th graders - 12th) to experience many aspects of aviation. After working closely with university leadership and health professionals to determine the best outcome for our summer campers and campus community, we will be hosting a virtual summer camp. Camp will be held Monday, July 19th - Friday, July 23rd. Cost: $150.  More information.

  • Dollars and Sense

    The Dollars & Sense summer camp is designed to help young people learn and apply positive personal financial habits.  The camp covers a variety of topics including:

    • Budgeting
    • Saving 
    • Banking
    • Borrowing
    • Credit
    • Investing
    • College Planning
    • Insurance
    • Behavioral Finance
    • And more

    During the camp students will interact with professionals in the finance, banking, insurance, and higher education fields.  Students will be presented topics in a fun and interactive way with investing, budgeting, and borrowing games.  The culmination of the camp is the students presenting a life cycle plan to financial professionals and receiving constructive feedback.

    Overall, the camp is designed to help students prepare for their future after high school and beyond.  Help your child start off on the right financial foot, enroll them in the 2021 Dollars & Sense camp today.

    Two opportunities:

    • August 9 - 13, 2021, Grades 11 - 12, Cost: $99
    • August 16 - 20, 2021, Grades 8 - 10, Cost: $99

    For more information check out their website.