Computer Science
☆☆☆ IN-PERSON / ONLINE LIVE CAMP REGISTRATION IS OPEN☆☆☆
AlphaStar Summer Computer Science Camp is a unique opportunity for interested and talented students to improve their Computer Science skills during summer, where students are guided and trained by expert faculty via utilizing national and international competitions in a fun and challenging environment. It consists of intensive lectures, practice sessions, USACO mock exams and fun activities.
The lectures of online live courses are recorded. Online live class students can access the videos in their course accounts within a few days after each live class session. Self-study and onsite class students will have access to recorded sessions from a past online live class.
NOTE: Registered students will receive an email one week in advance the camp regarding the necessary preparations.
This year all USACO courses are offered as full-day courses as follows:
- 15 weekdays,
- 6 instructional hours per day,
- from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Pacific time,
- each course is the combination of Part A + Part B courses (Ex. CC25AB: USACO Bronze AB is the combination of CC25A and CC25B courses).
All online Programming courses are offered as half-day courses:
- 15 weekdays,
- 3 instructional hours per day,
- offered either in the morning (9:00 am-12:30 pm) or in the afternoon (1:30 pm-5:00 pm).
SCHEDULE
Here’s the tentative schedule. All times are in Pacific Time.
| 9:00am – 10:30am | Class 1 |
| 11:00am – 12:30pm | Class 2 |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch break |
| 1:30pm – 3:00pm | Class 3 |
| 3:30pm – 5:00pm | Class 4 |
For In-Person Camp Only
NOTE: Students are expected to bring their laptops.
AlphaStar Programming Books are complimentary for summer in-person Programming course enrollments.
SCHEDULE
Here’s the tentative schedule. All times are in Pacific Time.
| 9:00am – 10:30am | Class 1 |
| 10:45am – 12:15pm | Class 2 |
| 12:15pm – 1:30pm | Lunch break* |
| 1:30pm – 3:00pm | Class 3 |
| 3:15pm – 4:45pm | Class 4 |
- Drop-off: 8:30am – 9:00am
- Pick-up: 4:45pm – 5:30pm
(*) Complimentary lunch will be offered.
LOCATION
Mission College
3000 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95054
Class Structure
Typical flow of daily classes is as follows:
