NJIT Hillier College of Architecture and Design Summer Programs

Spend part of your summer at NJIT’s Hillier College of Architecture and Design, where high school students explore how creativity and STEM come together to shape the spaces, products, and experiences of tomorrow. Designed for rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors, our Career Exploration Summer Programs immerse you in a collaborative design studio, build your confidence, and help you take ownership of your creative work. You’ll experiment with drawing, model-making, digital tools, and field research while building a strong sense of community with fellow students and faculty mentors. No previous design experience is required—just curiosity and a willingness to learn.

Choose from focused one- and two-week sessions tailored to your interests, including Introduction to Architecture, Interior Design, Industrial and Design, Video Game Design, and a Portfolio Building Workshop. Each program blends hands-on projects with field trips, professional software, and critiques that mirror a real college design studio, and every student finishes with work ready for portfolio submissions and future college applications. Whether you want to imagine new buildings, craft innovative products, design immersive interiors, or bring game worlds to life, you’ll leave with sharper skills, a clearer sense of possible design careers, and a powerful head start on your future.

Sample Schedule:
Arrival between 8:30-9am
Class from 9-12
Lunch from 12-1
Class from 1-4:30pm
Dismissal and pick-up window 4:30-5:00pm

Field trips and other off-site activities may be chosen by the faculty and, if included, will be announced before the start of the program.

Visit our booth from 12pm - 3pm at the 2026 NJ Camp Fairs

• Sat, Jan 24, 2026 @ Visual Arts Center in Summit NJ
• Sun, Feb 1, 2026 @ Montclair Art Museum in Montclair NJ