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Summer Learn and Earn Program
Looking to make money this summer? Want to get a jumpstart on your college education, or just give it a try? Apply to the Summer Learn and Earn program!
The Summer Learn and Earn program is a unique opportunity for rising high school juniors and seniors in Boston to earn money while taking college-level courses. The program also includes team meetings, academic coaching, and college readiness activities (such as campus tours and financial aid information sessions).
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About the Program
Eligibility
To be eligible for Summer Learn and Earn you must:
- Be a Boston Resident
- Be a rising junior or senior in high school
- Have at least a 2.0 GPA
- Meet all course prerequisites per the policies of the participating campus
- Have not yet earned a GED or high school diploma
Benefits
- Take a FREE college course or class in the trades
- Earn $250/week for 7-8 weeks
- Earn 3-6 college credits or get MA State Certification
- Wednesdays in person for networking enrichment and professional development activities
- Meet with an academic coach
- Get college readiness support
Courses
| Course Title | Credits | Dates | Schedule | Description | College |
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| Course Title | Introduction to Networking | ||||
| Credits | 3 | ||||
| Dates | July 2 - August 22 | ||||
| Schedule | Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | ||||
| Description | This course is an introduction to technologies, terminology, and skills used in the world of data networking. Emphasis is on practical applications of networking and computer technology to real-world problems. Prepares students for entry-level jobs as a networking technician and prepares them for learning more advanced topics in networking. | ||||
| College | Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology | ||||
| Course Title | Introduction to Marketing | ||||
| Credits | 3 | ||||
| Dates | July 2 - August 22 | ||||
| Schedule | Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | ||||
| Description | This course educates students about the basic principles of marketing a business or a product and applying these principles in the workplace. Students in the course will explore multiple avenues of marketing and branding that will focus on the theories surrounding price, promotion, product, and placement to generate revenue and increase customer satisfaction. Students will explore consumer behavior and reactions. | ||||
| College | Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology | ||||
| Course Title | Introduction to Business | ||||
| Credits | 4 | ||||
| Dates | July 2 - August 22 | ||||
| Schedule | Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | ||||
| Description | This survey course introduces students to business and management in the 21st century. Topics covered include: the role of business; macro and micro economics of business; the legal, social, and ethical environment of business; and stakeholders and stakeholder relationships. The functional areas of business are also covered: management, operations, finance, accounting, and marketing. The course emphasizes the remarkable dynamism and liveliness of business organizations, raises issues of ethics and social responsibility, and encourages students to engage in self-reflection around career issues in business and management. | ||||
| College | Emanuel College | ||||
| Course Title | Short Fiction Aesthetic Inquiry Literature (AI-L) Literary Inquiry (LI) | ||||
| Credits | 4 | ||||
| Dates | July 2 - August 22 | ||||
| Schedule | Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | ||||
| Description | This course introduces students to the intensive study of short fiction. Students read a wide array of short stories and analyze them in relation to aesthetic and 212 English Emmanuel College Course Descriptions for Arts and Sciences cultural issues, including race, class, and gender. Writers may include Sherwood Anderson, Anton Chekhov, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, Zora Neale Hurston, Amy Tan, Raymond Carver, and Jhumpa Lahiri. | ||||
| College | Emmanuel College | ||||
| Course Title | Introduction to Business | ||||
| Credits | 3 | ||||
| Dates | July 2 - August 22 | ||||
| Schedule | Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m | ||||
| Description | This course introduces students to various business topics, including the global environment of business; management, marketing, and accounting issues; and business organizations. It also explores career opportunities in business. | ||||
| College | Roxbury Community College | ||||
| Course Title | Introduction to Criminal Justice | ||||
| Credits | 3 | ||||
| Dates | July 2 - August 22 | ||||
| Schedule | Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | ||||
| Description | This course provides an overview of the history and present-day operation of the criminal justice process in the United States. Students will analyze the role, responsibility, and authority of each of the components of the system: police, courts, and corrections. They will also explore and examine the underlying principles and values of justice. | ||||
| College | Roxbury Community College |
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