The North Carolina Center for Engineering Technologies provides facilities for applied research in engineering related fields and serves as a conduit to baccalaureate education delivered by the University of North Carolina system schools.
Conceived as a community supported higher education effort in technical and engineering disciplines, this Center was established through a collaboration of business, government and higher education organized as the Future Forward Economic Alliance. The Center may collaborate with other schools in bringing the best programs to the region to meet the employment needs.
The 2024 Summer Innovation Camps were hosted at the NC Center for Engineering Technologies in Hickory, NC.
This summer we hosted three amazing Innovation Camps. Each camp was held during two unique sessions/weeks and each session had different projects and activities.
Information for the 2025 Innovation Camps will be announced at a later date.
Engineering Pioneers // Rising 1st - 3rd Grade
Session 1 | June 24th - June 28th | |
Session 2 | July 22nd - July 26th |
Future Engineers // Rising 4th - 6th Grade
Session 1 | June 24th - June 28th | |
Session 2 | July 22nd - July 26th |
Robotics // Rising 4th - 6th Grade
Session 1 | June 10th - June 14th | |
Session 2 | July 8th - July 12th |
About the Innovation Camps...
Started in 2010, the Innovation Camps (formerly Future Engineers Camps) are a program of the North Carolina Center for Engineering Technologies (NCCET) and Appalachian State University. The camp curriculum is supported by North Carolina State University and is led by teachers from multiple school districts from across the Greater Hickory Metro Area.
The primary areas of focus for the camps are to 1) introduce engineering concepts and activities to students in elementary, middle and high school in an effort to encourage future training and educational opportunities in related fields and 2) to provide local teachers with activities and programs that they can incorporate in their classrooms to engage their students in engineering and other STEM related concepts and activities.
For more information on the Innovation Camps, contact Camp Manager Gina Houston at 828-827-6187 or nccetcamp@appstate.edu.
Innovation Camps 2024 Flyer
