Summer Camps
June & July 2026
Locations: NCC Campus (Sheldon) and Sioux Center Regional Center
*Grades based on 2026–2027 year
Summer is just around the corner, and there’s no better place to explore, create, and grow than with camps offered through NCC! Our summer camps offer hands-on experiences—from discovering new interests to building skills and making new friends along the way.
NCC Campus (SHELDON)
603 West Park St., Sheldon, IA
Find your career path
Grades 7–10 | FREE
Monday, June 8, 2026 (NCC) | 9:00AM–12:00PM
NCC Campus, Room B222
Host: Brenda M. Sandbulte, NCC Career Academy and Career Exploration Coordinator
Find Your Path is an interactive career exploration camp designed to help students better understand themselves while discovering real-world career possibilities. Through engaging activities like Two Truths and a Lie, Talent Tracks (multiple intelligences), and the Career Quest game, students will explore their strengths, interests, and skills, then connect them to careers across the 16 Career Clusters. Participants will leave with a personalized talent profile, new career ideas, and practical tools to begin mapping their future.
Registration Deadline: Friday, June 5
spark! — electricity basics lab—CLOSED
Grades 5–8 | $49
Monday, June 15, 2026 | 1:00–4:00PM
NCC Campus, Room C304
Instructor: Steve Schuld | Section: 92747
Flip a switch, charge a phone, power a city — electricity is everywhere, but how does it actually work? In this energizing lab, young scientists will get a hands-on introduction to the fundamentals of electricity through 8 exciting experiments! From building simple circuits and testing conductors to exploring static electricity and discovering how current flows, each activity is designed to spark curiosity and build real scientific understanding. Students will get to observe, predict, test, and discover as they work their way through each experiment. Whether your child is a natural scientist or just loves to tinker, this camp is a bright idea for any curious kid ready to power up their knowledge.
Registration is closed.
powering the future—CLOSED
Grades 7–10 | $10
Monday, June 22, 2026 | 9:00–11:30AM
NCC Campus, Room B222
Host: Chris Nuckols, Regenerate Consulting
Powering the Future is a hands-on renewable energy camp where students explore how wind and solar power the world. Participants will learn the basics of energy and sustainability, hear from local industry professionals, and discover how renewable technologies are used in real life. Students will then apply what they learn by building and testing solar-powered cars, participating in friendly design challenges, and exploring career pathways related to engineering, energy, and environmental science.
Registration is closed.
code & create — Coding lab—CLOSED
Grades 5–8 | $75 (includes lunch)
Monday, June 22, 2026 | 9:00AM–3:00PM
NCC Campus, Room B202
Instructor: McRay Sogah | Section: 92748
Ever wonder how your favorite video games are made? In this hands-on, full-day coding lab, young learners will dive into the exciting world of computer programming and discover how to bring their own ideas to life through code. Coders will explore the fundamental building blocks of coding — including sequences, events, loops, and conditionals — through interactive lessons and guided activities designed to make learning fun and approachable for all skill levels. The day culminates in each coder’s most exciting challenge yet: designing and building their very own game from scratch! From concept to playable creation, kids will leave the lab with a finished project they can share with friends and family — and a whole new way of looking at the technology around them. No prior coding experience required! Lunch is included in the fee.
Registration is closed.
Logo Design Lab—CLOSED
Grades 5–8 | $75 (includes lunch)
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 | 9:00am–3:00pm
NCC Campus, Room B202 | Section: 92749
Host: Beth Cercone
Get ready to think like a designer! In this imaginative digital art and media lab, budding artists and creative thinkers will explore the world of digital art and visual communication. Students will learn the core principles and elements of design—including color theory, typography, balance, contrast, and visual hierarchy—and discover how these concepts shape everything we see, from websites and apps to product packaging and brand identities. Armed with this new knowledge, each designer will take on a real-world design challenge: researching and creating an original logo for their very own imaginary business! By the end of the day, students will walk away with a professional-looking logo, a stronger creative eye, and the confidence to express their ideas visually. Perfect for curious minds with a passion for art, technology, or entrepreneurship! Lunch is included in the fee.
Registration is closed.
build your business (shark tank ready!)
Grades 9–12 | $5
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 | 9:00–11:30 AM
NCC Campus, Room B222
Host: Amy Balster, NCC Business Instructor/Entrepreneur
Startup Lab is an interactive entrepreneurship camp where students experience what it’s like to create and pitch a business idea. Participants will work in teams to brainstorm problems, design products, build simple prototypes, and develop a short business pitch. Students will present their ideas to a panel of local entrepreneurs and receive feedback on their concepts. This camp encourages creativity, problem-solving, teamwork, and introduces small business ownership as a viable and exciting career pathway.
Registration Deadline: Friday, June 19
girls in the garage
Grades 9–12 | $10
Monday, June 29, 2026 | 9:00–11:30AM
NCC Campus, Room D429
Host: Mariana Garcia, NCC Student/Automotive Enthusiast
Girls Auto Lab is a hands-on camp designed to build confidence and practical automotive skills for girls. Participants will learn how to identify basic engine components, check fluids, understand dashboard warning lights, and perform simple safety checks. Students will also practice essential skills such as checking tire pressure, understanding tire safety, and learning what to do in common roadside situations. This camp empowers students with real-world knowledge while introducing career opportunities in automotive and skilled trades.
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, June 24
drone discovery—CLOSED
Grades 7–12 | $10
Wednesday, July 1 | 9:00–11:30AM
NCC Campus, Building D429
Host: Quinn Mogler, Frontier Precision
The NCC Drone Discovery Workshop is a hands-on summer experience designed to introduce students in grades 7–12 to drone technology and real-world applications. Through guided instruction and interactive challenges, students will explore how drones are used across multiple industries while developing
technical, problem-solving, and teamwork skills.
Registration is closed.
launch lab
Grades 7–12 | $5
Thursday, July 2 | 9:00–11:30 AM
NCC Campus, Building C304
Launch Lab is a hands-on engineering design camp where students explore the fundamentals of simple machines and problem-solving. Participants will learn basic engineering concepts, then apply what they learn by building and testing launcher kits designed to launch ping pong balls. Through friendly competition, teamwork, and design challenges, students will experience the engineering process of planning, building, testing, and improving their designs in a fun, interactive environment.
Registration Deadline: Monday, June 30
health science museum
Grades 4–12 | $5
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | 10:00AM–12:00PM
NCC Campus, Room H520
Host: Dr. Kevin Miller, NCC Associate Dean of the Heath
This engaging scavenger hunt introduces 4th–12th grade students to the world of health science and healthcare careers through fun, interactive learning stations. Using real tools and equipment, participants will explore anatomy, emergency services, nursing tasks, and more. Activities are designed to promote teamwork, critical thinking, and hands-on exploration.
Registration Deadline: Friday, July 3
Volleyball camp
Grades 3–8 | $45 (includes t-shirt)
Tuesday–Thursday, July 7–8, 2026
Grades 3–4 10:00–11:15AM
Grades 5–6 11:30AM–12:45PM
Grades 7–8 1:30–2:30PM
NCC Campus, Lifelong Learning & Recreation Center
Hosts: NCC Head Volleyball Coach Mark Kirlin & Thunder volleyball team members
This camp will provide an opportunity for kids to improve their volleyball fundamentals in an enjoyable, competitive and exciting atmosphere. Players will build their confidence while learning basic game rotations to help prepare them for their school teams.
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, July 1
prospect Volleyball camp
Grades 10–12 | $50 (includes t-shirt)
Wednesday–Thursday, July 8–9, 2026 | 3:00–6:00PM
NCC Campus, Lifelong Learning & Recreation Center
Host: NCC Head Volleyball Coach Mark Kirlin
Camp is open to high school student athletes graduating in the class of 2027, 2028, 2029 who are interested in pursuing volleyball at the collegiate level.
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, July 1
ready, set, go: transfer edition
Grades 11–12 | FREE (overnight)
Thursday–Friday, July 16–17, 2026 | Check-in @ 4:30PM
NCC Campus
Not sure exactly what you want to major in yet? Perfect. Ready, Set, Go is an overnight summer experience designed to help you explore your future through hands-on activities, real college experiences, and transfer pathways that connect NCC to actual careers in:
Business, Psychology, Education, Biology, and more!
Spend the evening on campus meeting other students, exploring different career scenarios, staying in the residence halls, and discovering how NCC can help you transfer with confidence.
Parents are invited for the opening sessions and supper before students stay overnight for games, food, and
campus fun.
Sioux Center Regional Center
1382 4th Avenue NE, Sioux Center, Iowa
crime scene camp —FULL
Grades 7–12 | $10
Tuesday, June 9, 2026 | 9:00–11:30AM
SCRC, Room 117
Hosts: Kevin Krull, Iowa State Trooper and Dr. Kevin Miller, NCC Associate Dean of Health
Walk alongside a seasoned investigator to develop skills used by police officers, detectives, and public safety professionals —including observation, evidence handling, communication, documentation, and decision making. This interactive experience emphasizes community safety, teamwork, ethics, and problem-solving, while introducing careers in law enforcement, emergency communications, and criminal justice.
THIS CAMP IS NOW FULL AND NO LONGER TAKING REGISTRATIONS
build your business (shark tank ready!)—CLOSED
Grades 8–12 | $5
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 | 9:00–11:30 PM
SCRC, Room 117
Host: Amy Balster, NCC Business Instructor/Entrepreneur
Career Quest Discovery: Startup Lab is an interactive entrepreneurship camp where students experience what it’s like to create and pitch a business idea. Participants will work in teams to brainstorm problems, design products, build simple prototypes, and develop a short business pitch. Students will present their ideas to a panel of local entrepreneurs and receive feedback on their concepts. This camp encourages creativity, problem-solving, teamwork, and introduces small business ownership as a viable and exciting career pathway.
Registration is closed.
find your career path—CLOSED
Grades 7–10 | FREE
Thursday, June 11, 2026 | 9:00–11:30AM
SCRC, Room 117
Host: Brenda M. Sandbulte, NCC Career Academy and Exploration Coordinator
Find Your Path is an interactive career exploration camp designed to help students better understand themselves while discovering real-world career possibilities. Through engaging activities like Two Truths and a Lie, Talent Tracks (multiple intelligences), and the Career Quest game, students will explore their strengths, interests, and skills, then connect them to careers across the 16 Career Clusters. Participants will leave with a personalized talent profile, new career ideas, and practical tools to begin mapping their future.
Registration is closed.
girls in the garage
Grades 9–12 | $10
Friday, June 12, 2026 | 9:00–11:30AM
SCRC, Room 117
Host: Mariana Garcia, NCC Student/Automotive Enthusiast
Career Quest Discovery: Girls Auto Lab is a hands-on camp designed to build confidence and practical automotive skills for girls. Participants will learn how to identify basic engine components, check fluids, understand dashboard warning lights, and perform simple safety checks. Students will also practice essential skills such as checking tire pressure, understanding tire safety, and learning what to do in common roadside situations. This camp empowers students with real-world knowledge while introducing career opportunities in automotive and skilled trades.
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, June 10
exploring the future of it (information technology)
Grades 7–12 | FREE
Monday, June 15, 2026 | 9:00–11:30AM
SCRC, Computer Lab Room 110
Hosts: Brenda M. Sandbulte, Career Academy Coordinator and special guests
Career Quest Discover: Exploring the Future of IT is back by popular demand! This interactive IT camp returns to give students another chance to explore the fast-paced world of technology. From coding to cybersecurity to artificial intelligence, students will dive into the tools and concepts powering today’s digital world. Through hands-on activities like beginner programming, AI experiments, and cybersecurity challenges, participants will discover how technology shapes everything from apps to online safety.
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, June 10
drone discovery—CLOSED
Grades 7–12 | $10
Tuesday, June 16, 2026 | 9:00–11:30AM
SCRC, Room 117
Host: Quinn Mogler, Frontier Precision
The NCC Drone Discovery Workshop is a hands-on summer experience designed to introduce students in grades 7-12 to drone technology and real-world applications. Through guided instruction and interactive challenges, students will explore how drones are used across multiple industries while developing technical, problem-solving, and teamwork skills.
Registration is closed.
BABYSITTING AND CHILD CARE
12 years old + | $30 (makes checks to Sioux Center Health)
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 | 8:30AM–12:30PM
SCRC, Room 117
Host: Sioux Center Health
In partnership with Sioux Center Health, this Discovery camp prepares students ages 12+ to be safe, responsible, and confident babysitters. Participants will learn basic first aid, food preparation, bath and crib safety, and home safety essentials. Students will also receive parent checklists, build their own babysitting bag, and participate in supervised hands-on activities with children to apply what they learn in real-life scenarios.
Registration Deadline: Friday, June 12
launch lab
Grades 7–12 | $5
Thursday, June 18, 2026 | 9:00–11:30AM
SCRC, Room 117
Launch Lab is a hands-on engineering design camp where students explore the fundamentals of simple machines and problem-solving. Participants will learn basic engineering concepts, then apply what they learn by building and testing launcher kits designed to launch ping pong balls. Through friendly competition, teamwork, and design challenges, students will experience the engineering process of planning, building, testing, and improving their designs in a fun, interactive environment.
Registration Deadline: Monday, June 16
health science museum
Grades 4–12 | $5
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 | 9:00–11:30AM
SCRC, Room 103A
Host: Dr. Kevin Miller, NCC Associate Dean of Health
This engaging scavenger hunt introduces 4th–12th grade students to the world of health science and healthcare careers through fun, interactive learning stations. Using real tools and equipment, participants will explore anatomy, emergency services, nursing tasks, and more. Activities are designed to promote teamwork, critical thinking, and hands-on exploration.
Registration Deadline: Friday, June 19
powering the future—CLOSED
Grades 7–10 | $10
Thursday, June 25, 2026 | 9:00–11:30 AM
SCRC, Room 117
Host: Chris Nuckols, Regenerate Consulting
Powering the Future is a hands-on renewable energy camp where students explore how wind and solar power the world. Participants will learn the basics of energy and sustainability, hear from local industry professionals, and discover how renewable technologies are used in real life. Students will then apply what they learn by building and testing solar-powered cars, participating in friendly design challenges, and exploring career pathways related to engineering, energy, and environmental science.
Registration is closed.
discover the power of welding—FULL
Grades 7–9 (Beginning welders only) | $10
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 | 9:00–11:30 AM
SCRC, Welding Lab
Host: Randy Hogan, NCC Welding Instructor (Extraordinaire)
This hands-on welding workshop introduces students in grades 7–9 to the power of welding. Through guided instruction into safety, an introduction to the tools, basic welds, and possibly a take-home project, students will explore the basics behind firing up the welding torch.
THIS CAMP IS NOW FULL AND NO LONGER TAKING REGISTRATIONS
diving deeper into welding discovery
(welding II)
Grades 10–12 (Some welding experience required) | $10
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 | 1:00–3:30 PM
SCRC, Welding Lab
Host: Randy Hogan, NCC Welding Instructor (Extraordinaire)
This hands-on welding workshop will dive deeper into the power of welding. Students will have the opportunity to learn about GMAW/SMAW welding, the importance of blueprint reading, and an opportunity to connect with employers who value (and need) these skills.
Registration Deadline: Thursday, June 25
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