Workforce Solutions & Continuing Education

HCC to offer virtual engineering youth camps sponsored by JLG for $8

(July 10, 2020) – Hagerstown Community College’s College for Kids program is offering virtual engineering camps for kids and teens this summer at a deeply discounted rate thanks to a generous sponsorship from JLG Industries, Inc.

These week-long virtual camps will explore how engineers of all types, from mechanical to electrical, work together to design a lift. Students will work directly with a team of JLG engineers to make their own working model lift.

Camps to be offered include:

• July 27 to 31: Engineering with JLG, for students entering grades 4-5, 10 to 11 a.m.
• July 27 to 31: Women Exploring Engineering with JLG, for girls entering grades 6-8, 1 to 2 p.m.
• August 3 to 7: Engineering Our Future with JLG, for students entering grades 6-8, 10 to 11 a.m.
• August 3 to 7: Engineering Your Future with JLG, for students entering grades 8-12, 1 to 2 p.m.

“JLG has a long-standing commitment to STEM education in the communities where we operate and around the world,” said Rob Messina, Senior VP of Global Engineering at JLG. “Supporting programs that educate our future engineers and scientists is a critical endeavor for both our business and the global economy.”

Course instruction will be led by BEACON House, Inc. The cost of each camp is $8 and all materials will be provided. To learn more or register, call 240-500-2236 or visit www.hagerstowncc.edu/kids.