CCBC - APT 104 Building Your Future: Career Exploration in the Trades
This program at CCBC offers middle school students a hands-on career exploration experience in various skilled trades, including automotive, construction, an...
▌ Editor's read The provided URL leads to the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) course finder, specifically filtered for continuing education youth programs. The 'APT 104 Building Your Future: Career Exploration in the Trades' is a day program designed for middle school students (ages 11-13) to explore careers in automotive, construction, culinary, and other trades. The program runs for one week, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, with a cost of $255. As a program offered by a community college, it is not accredited by the ACA. Information regarding specific staff ratios or background check policies for this particular youth program was not readily available on the course description page. Google reviews for CCBC generally show a rating of 4.3 stars from over 1,000 reviews, reflecting the institution's overall reputation. Social media handles for CCBC are @ccbcmd on Instagram and CCBCMD on Facebook.
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University programRun by an academic institution
Who thrives here Ages 7–17
CCBC - APT 104 Building Your Future: Career Exploration in the Trades is built for middle-school campers — an age where leadership tracks, deeper specialization, and identity exploration take over from generalist day-camp formats. academic programs that thrive at this age publish a clear weekly progression rather than a rotating activity menu, and the staff-to-camper conversation usually matters more than the activity list.
Facts & Credentials
- Program type
- Day camp
- ACA accredited
- Not verified
- Established
- Not listed
- Operator
- University program
- Staff-to-camper ratio
- Not listed
Details
- Category: Academic
- Ages: 7–17
- Address: 7200 Sollers Point Rd, Dundalk, MD 21222
- Phone: (443) 840-2222
- Cost notes: USD - Price is per course, not per week.
Logistics
- Lunch provided: No
- Transportation: No
- Financial aid: No
- Setting: mixed
Frequently asked about CCBC - APT 104 Building Your Future: Career Exploration in the Trades
- What ages does CCBC - APT 104 Building Your Future: Career Exploration in the Trades accept?
- CCBC - APT 104 Building Your Future: Career Exploration in the Trades is open to children ages 7–17. Camps publish their own age cutoffs, and some run mixed-age groups internally; check the registration page for that summer's grouping if your child sits at a boundary.
- How much does CCBC - APT 104 Building Your Future: Career Exploration in the Trades cost?
- CCBC - APT 104 Building Your Future: Career Exploration in the Trades publishes $255/week for the standard session. That sits 19% above the $215 median for academic camps in Dundalk — typical for specialty programs with smaller groups or premium facilities. USD - Price is per course, not per week. Final cost depends on session length, sibling discounts, and whether extended care is added on.
- Who runs CCBC - APT 104 Building Your Future: Career Exploration in the Trades?
- CCBC - APT 104 Building Your Future: Career Exploration in the Trades is operated by a university program. The operator type matters for tuition policy (refunds, financial aid eligibility) and for what kind of staff training pipeline the camp uses.
- Does CCBC - APT 104 Building Your Future: Career Exploration in the Trades provide lunch?
- CCBC - APT 104 Building Your Future: Career Exploration in the Trades does not include lunch — campers bring their own. Most day camps without provided lunch are nut-free or nut-aware, so check the allergy policy before packing. Frozen water bottles double as ice packs and drinks; insulated lunch boxes hold below 40°F for about four hours.
- How does CCBC - APT 104 Building Your Future: Career Exploration in the Trades compare to other academic camps in Dundalk?
- CCBC - APT 104 Building Your Future: Career Exploration in the Trades is one of 45 academic camps in Dundalk that overlap its age range. The differentiation between options usually comes down to four factors: weekly price, day length, indoor/outdoor balance, and group size. Browse same-city alternatives in the directory to compare side by side.
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