Can’t wait for college and classes that will lead you toward your dream career?

Welcome to St. Clair County Community College and Reach Out for College Credit.

Reach Out summer courses are one-credit, college-level classes designed specifically for students exiting grades 7 to 12. Most meet for a one-week period, providing intensive, hands-on learning in seminar-like settings.

Reach Out for Language

Beginning Spanish

Description: Say “hola” to Spanish! Learn the alphabet, colors, numbers, days, and months – the basics.
Course number: SP 91A Section 90
Location: MB 317
Instructor: A. Eovaldi
Date: July 7-11
Time: 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Grades: 7-9
Lab fee: none
Tuition: In-district $81.50, Out-district $150
Prerequisite: none
Text: none
Class limit: 20

Conversamos en espanol

Description: Put together all those high school Spanish verbs, nouns, pronouns, vocabulary and structures. Chat in Spanish, play games, do activities, and review grammar when necessary. Class will be conducted mostly in Spanish.
Course number: SP 92B Section 90
Location: MB 317
Instructor: A. Eovaldi
Date: July 21-25
Time: 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Grades: 10-12
Lab fee: none
Tuition: In-district $81.50, Out-district $150
Prerequisite: 2-4 years of high school Spanish
Text: none
Class limit: 20

Reach Out for Communications and College Skills

Journalism

Description: Explore the relationship between the First Amendment and the press as you write stories, take digital photos, and produce a newspaper.
Course number: CM 91A Section 90
Location: AJT 205
Instructors: J. Lusk/M. Briones
Dates/times: July 7-11, 9 a.m. to noon; and  July 14, 9 to 10:30 a.m.
Grades: 7-12
Lab fee: $10
Tuition: In-district $81.50, Out-district $150
Prerequisite: none
Text: none
Class limit: 20

Study Skills

Description: Develop a “process approach” to study skills and techniques that ensure greater memory retention and overall academic success. Learn self-management, effective listening and note-taking, memory and learning improvement, textbook mastery, studying and test-taking, psychological factors affecting learning, and whole-brain thinking.
Course number: RD 91A Section 90
Location: MB 120
Instructor: J. Berry
Date: July 28-Aug. 1
Time: 9 a.m.to noon
Grades: 7-12
Lab fee: none
Tuition: In-district $81.50, Out-district $150
Prerequisite: none
Text: “Study Skills Handouts, The Work of Learning: Learning to Learn!”
Class limit: 24

Reach Out for Visual and Performing Arts

Advanced Saxophone Techniques

Description: Enhance your saxophone skills with embouchure correction and exercises, vibrato, high/low note, ornamentation, and chromatic fingering techniques, music theory and composition, rhythm studies, and solo/ensemble literature.
Course number: MUS 91A Section 90
Location: FAB 60
Instructor: C. Gippert
Date: July 14-18
Time: 9 a.m. to noon
Grades: 7-12
Lab fee: $7.50
Tuition: In-district $81.50, Out-district $150
Prerequisite: Bring your saxophone
Text: none
Class limit: 20

Introduction to Ceramics

Description: Learn hand building and wheel throwing techniques to make and glaze a piece of pottery to take home.
Course number: ART 91A Section 90
Location: FAB 31
Instructor: C. Skalnek
Dates/Times: July 14-17, 9 a.m. to noon; July 28, 9 a.m. to noon; and Aug. 1, 9 to 10 a.m.
Grades: 7-12
Lab fee: $30
Tuition: In-district $81.50, Out-district $150
Prerequisite: none
Text: none
Class limit: 14

Reach Out for Science and Exploration

Chemistry: Up Close and Personal

Description: Weave together the basic principles of chemistry with laboratory experiments, demos, videos, and even a local field trip (wear your walking shoes!). Experience the relevance of chemistry in daily life while preparing for the rigor of formal chemistry classes.
Course number: CHM 91A Section 90
Location: CEM 407 & 411
Instructor: S. Grandy
Date: July 7-11
Time: 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Grades: 7-9
Lab Fee: $5
Tuition: In-district $81.50, Out-district $150
Prerequisite: none
Text: none
Class limit: 16

Introduction to Diving

Description: Complete the coursework and pool training for SCUBA certification by studying diving history and equipment, aquatic environment, physics and physiology, SCUBA skills, and diving safety. This course will prepare students for the 4 required certification dives.
Course number: PE 91A Section 90
Location: July 21 & 24, Meet at Dive Inn, July 22, 23, & 25, Meet at Bluewater YMCA
Instructor: S. Chandler
Date: July 21-25
Time: 9 a.m. to noon
Grades: 7-12
Lab Fee: $100
Tuition: In-district $81.50, Out-district $150
Prerequisite: Diving Kit Coursework must be completed before class begins. Pick up Diving Kit from Dive Inn (627 Huron Ave., Port Huron) by July 14.
Text: Diving Kit
Class limit: 10

Tall Ship Sailing

Description: Learn the basic skills needed to sail on a traditional tall ship. Examine nautical terminology, parts of a ship, knot tying, line handling, ship maintenance, safety, and teamwork. The course includes two 4-hour day sails aboard the gaff rigged topsail schooner Highlander Sea.
Course number: HIS 91A Section 90
Location: Building Highlander Sea Office/Seaway Terminal 2336 Military St., Port Huron
Instructor: M. Bachler
Date: July 7-11
Time: 9 a.m. to noon
Grades: 7-12
Lab Fee: $100
Tuition: In-district $81.50, Out-district $150
Prerequisite: none
Text: none
Class limit: 12

Reach Out for Technology

Build a Small Wind Generator

Description: Complete the construction of a wind turbine that will charge rechargeable batteries. Complete wiring and testing will be done in this course.
Course number: AET 91A Section 90
Location: ATC 117
Instructor: J. Borris
Date: July 28-Aug. 1
Time: 9 a.m. to noon
Grades: 7-10
Lab Fee: $20
Tuition: In-district $81.50, Out-district $150
Prerequisite: none
Text: none
Class limit: 16

Digital Animation with Alice

Course Description: Take a trip through a wonderland of 3-D, object oriented programming. Want to write game programs? This is a great primer. You can have Alice skating across the ice, twirling and jumping by the end of the first class. Digital animation is essential to all good game development.
Course number: CIS 91A Section 90
Location: AJT
Instructor: C. DesJardins
Date: July 14-18
Time: 9 a.m. to noon
Grades: 7-12
Lab Fee: $13
Tuition: In-district $81.50, Out-district $150
Prerequisite: USB Storage device of at least 256 MB must be purchased by student prior to class start date
Text (Must be purchased by student prior to class start date): An Introduction to Programming Language Using Alice SBN 10: 1-4188-3625-7. ISBN 13: 978-1-4188-3625-2
Class limit: 20