Online STEAM Camps
Important: Current offerings offered by Black Rocket® use online delivery for courses, including live instruction via Zoom® or other platforms, or they might include a subscription to the instruction delivered weekly.
ECC & Black Rocket®
Welcome to virtual STEAM camps at Elgin Community College powered by Black Rocket, a national leader in tech education. Choose any of the great cutting-edge courses below with topics such as coding, game design, eSports, virtual reality, and more.
Each week get ready to be led by top teachers in live classes! Students benefit from participating in our wider Creator Corps™ community and have small group break-out sessions with coaches. Whether in-room or online, the Black Rocket motto is always Safe-Fun-Learn in that order! Watch for emails the week before camp with instructions to download software and meeting links. Jump-start your future in creative tech with Elgin Community College and Black Rocket!
Course Offerings
- 3D Game Design with Unity
- App Attack!
- App.IO: Make Your First Multiplayer App!
- Battle Royale: Make Your First Fortnite Style Video Game
- Code Breakers
- Code Your Adventure! Interactive Storytelling
- eSports Apprentice - Streamers and Gamers
- Inventor’s League - Prototyping for the Future!
- JavaScript Developer Jam
- Make Your First Video Game!
- Minecraft Animators
- Minecraft Designers
- Minecraft Modders
- Minecraft Redstone Engineers
- Pokemon Masters: Designers & 3D Makers Unite!
- Python Programmers
- ROBLOX Coders & Entrepreneurs!
- ROBLOX Makers
- Rocket Kart Racers: Design A Mario Kart Style Game
- Video Game Animation
- Virtual Reality: The Future is Now
- YouTube Content Creators
- YouTube FX Masters
Registration
Register for courses online through the Black Rocket® website. Have trouble registering? Check Black Rocket's help page for details. View the list of Computer Requirements from Black Rocket®.
Resources
Forms and Waivers
It is important to complete the forms accurately:
If your child has special needs such as allergies, phobias, or medical alerts, including asthma, diabetes, or epilepsy. Include this information with home and work phone numbers on the form provided.
Forms must be signed and returned before the start of class. Your child will not be able to participate without these forms.
- Email to kidscollege@elgin.edu
- Mail to:
- Elgin Community College
1700 Spartan Drive, Bldg. K, Rm. 128
Elgin, IL 60123-7193
- Elgin Community College
Campus Map
/prod01/cdn-pxl-elginedu-prod/media/elginedu/about-ecc/visiting-campus/campus-map/campus-map-600X375.jpg)
Need to find services or get familiar with ECC facilities? Get to know your way around the campus and local area.
View Campus MapContact
Continuing Education Department
Building K, Room K128
847-622-3036
cemailbox@elgin.edu
Connect with Us
Join Mailing List
Closed most Fridays from June through August