Cuyahoga Community College Summer Camps

Cuyahoga Community College Summer Camps include more than 20 camps where students take part in activities such as private and group lessons through the Creative Arts Academy, manufacturing and engineering projects through the Nuts and Bolts Academy, foundational performance training in a two-week Summer Theatre Workshop, and jazz performance experiences in the Tri-C JazzFest Academy Summer Camp. At these camps, participants may study voice, movement and acting methodology, rehearse and present a one-act play, engage in innovative, hands-on STEAM activities related to science, technology, engineering, art and math, and play in big band and small groups, including jam sessions with visits from national JazzFest artists and attendance at Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland performances. The Tri-C JazzFest Academy Summer Camp ends with a series of featured performances during JazzFest weekend, and all experience levels are welcome in that camp.

• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Schedule: The Theatre Workshop is a two-week Summer Theatre Workshop.
• Price: A 100% refund is given if a completed withdrawal request is received 5 business days before the class begins for open enrollment courses; no refund is given after the class begins.

Creative Arts Academy is Cuyahoga Community College’s preparatory program for pre-college students ages four to adult and offers private and group lessons to students of all experience levels and backgrounds, who study with distinguished faculty artists. Nuts and Bolts Academy offers students at multiple grade levels the chance to participate in fun, educational experiences and is available year-round during the fall, spring and summer semesters, introducing students to manufacturing and engineering through innovative, hands-on STEAM activities. The Theatre Workshop is for high school students in grades nine through 12 and is focused on foundational performance training; it is designed to promote artistic discipline, ensemble skills and college readiness within the performing arts. These programs are designed to promote individual development.

Nuts and Bolts Academy is led by Alethea V. Ganaway, and the Theatre Workshop is led by Ricky Quintana, M.F.A. Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland is presented by KeyBank, and Tri-C, the Cleveland Guardians and EL1 Sports opened the Guardians Training Center at the Tri-C Western Campus in Parma. Tri-C is a Top 10 Military Friendly school, and its Plant Science and Landscape Technology team finished in first place out of 54 competing institutions at the 2026 National Collegiate Landscape Competition, where student Josiah Hull placed second overall in individual honors.

For registration, parents must create a new account with their child's information and provide the child’s date of birth and Social Security number as well as general contact information; they can include their email.

Last updated July 3, 2026.