Penn State Altoona Summer Camps
Penn State Altoona offers both academic summer camps and sports camps (below)
Summer Academies
Make This Your Summer to Build, Create, Explore, and Discover.
Penn State Altoona Summer Academies 2026—where curiosity turns into creativity and big ideas come to life.
This summer, students in grades 3–12 can:
Design, build, and race pinewood derby cars in Junior Engineering
Step into the role of a NASA engineer in Senior Engineering — rebuilding and racing a SMARS modular rover across a simulated Martian landscape
Learn to launch their own podcast in the Youth Audio Lab
All programs take place on Penn State Altoona’s campus, where students experience real college labs, studios, and classrooms — guided by passionate instructors who love what they teach.
Summer Academies 2026
Podcasting (ages 12-17) June 9-10, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Junior Engineers (for grades 3-5) June 8-12, 9:00 a.m.-noon
Senior Engineers (for grades 6-8) July 20-24, 9:00 a.m.-noon
This summer’s flyer:
Penn State Altoona Sports Camps
Men's Basketball Little Lions Co-ed Basketball Camp (Coed)
Camp Dates: Monday, June 8 – Thursday, June 11, 2026
Men's Basketball Lions Youth Co-ed Basketball Camp (Coed)
Camp Dates: Monday, June 8 – Thursday, June 11, 2026
Women's Basketball Lady Lions Youth Basketball Camp (Girls)
Camp Dates: Tuesday, July 7 – Thursday July 9, 2026
Women's Volleyball Lions Junior High Volleyball Camp (Girls)
Camp Dates: Tuesday, July 28 – Thursday, July 30, 2026
Women's Volleyball Lions Elementary Volleyball Camp (Girls)
Camp Dates: Tuesday, July 28 – Thursday, July 30, 2026
Women's Volleyball Lions High School Volleyball Camp (Girls)
Camp Dates: Tuesday, August 4 – Thursday, August 6, 2026
Women's Volleyball Lions Junior Varsity High School Volleyball Camp (Girls)
Camp Dates: Tuesday, August 4 – Thursday, August 6, 2026
Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Lions Junior High and High School Camp
Camp Dates: Monday, August 3 – Wednesday, August 5, 2026
