Fairfield University Offers National Computer Camps

FAIRFIELD — In the late 1970s, computers were best known for their lumbering size and difficult negotiations. Few businesses owned one, and even fewer people had one in their home. But Michael Zabinski, PhD, a physics and engineering professor at Fairfield University, was convinced that personal computers would someday be ubiquitous in America’s homes and offices.

So Dr Zabinski founded National Computer Campus (NCC) in 1977 to prepare America’s young people for a world with computers.

Today the camp attracts as many as 70 campers per week and 1,000 per year in locations in Fairfield, Pittsburgh, Penn., Cleveland, Ohio, and Atlanta, Ga. The program has served more than 25,000 youth thus far. This year, several weekly sessions of the popular program will be held on the Fairfield University campus. The camps teach children to write programs, create graphic videos, take computers apart, and use the Internet.

New this year, campers can prepare for the A+ hardware certification. A+ is one of the most respected entry-level IT certificates.

Students can sign up for one or more weeks of camp; sessions run from June 27 to July 30 overnight ($825/week) or day ($695/week) program format. Registration is underway. For more information, visit NCC’s website at www.nccamps.com, email info@nccamp.com or call 203-795-9667.