Welcome to Michigan Technological University’s Summer Youth Programs (SYP). We offer over 70 explorations each summer to discover and learn about various fields through hands-on laboratory, classroom and field experiences.

Students can attend one exploration per week and can attend for multiple weeks. A full schedule of weekend activities are available for participants enrolled for multiples weeks (see Weekend Stayovers.) Last summer approximately 900 participants attended our programs from all over the United States, Puerto Rico, Monaco, Spain, Austria, Canada and Columbia.

An exploration is an intensive week-long look into a particular field or area of interest. We offer six different categories of explorations: Business, Computing, Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Outdoor and Environmental Studies, and Science and Technology. In your exploration you may learn new software, rappel down a cliff, fly an airplane, cast molten metal, build a robot, produce a film, or backpack on an island...the opportunities are endless!