Whether you want to earn a degree, improve your skills, get certified, train for a new career, or explore a new hobby, you can choose from many programs and courses.
Explore your interests and find a program that puts you on the path to a bright future. Tri-C offers both credit and non-credit courses as well as certificate programs in most career fields.
More than 1,000 credit courses are offered each semester in more than 200 career and technical programs. Tri-C also grants short-term certificates, certificates of proficiency and post-degree professional certificates.
Tri-C's Workforce Training provides both non-credit and credit training for individuals and businesses to assist individuals with skills leading to employment. Tri-C's Corporate College provides professional development and corporate training opportunities.
Tri-C offers a variety of affordable and convenient community programs for both adults and youth. These programs are designed to promote individual development.
Beginning and intermediate-level students can develop technique on the main instruments of the percussion family including the snare drum, bells, timpani, bass drum and cymbals. Students will learn about hand drum techniques, learn to read notes and explore rhythms so they are equipped with the necessary skills to participate in band at school. At the end of the camp week, students will perform as a large ensemble at Parade the Circle on Saturday, June 8th in Cleveland’s University Circle.
This camp is currently full. Please email CreativeArtsAcademy@tri-c.edu or call 216-987-6145 to be placed on the waiting list.
Date(s)
Time
Day(s)
Location
CRN
June 3-7
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
M-F
Metropolitan Campus
32171
Ages 11-18
Cost: Free(Lunch provided)
Designed for wind, brass, and percussion players entering junior high through high school. Students are evaluated and placed in levels appropriate to their experience. Participants develop advanced skills on their instruments with an emphasis on music theory with introduction to keyboard, sight-reading, listening, and instrument technique. Concert band repertoire will be prepared in sectionals and full-ensemble rehearsals, culminating in a band performance at the end of the camp session.
Tri-C's Creative Arts Academy is an all-Steinway School
Ages 6-12 (Capacity: 24 students - beginner and intermediate)
Cost: Free(Lunch provided)
Comprehensive keyboard program created for beginning (with some experience) and intermediate students who want to play piano. Curriculum includes ensemble classes, private lessons, music theory, sight-singing, rhythm, and movement. Students will enjoy a special guest performance by the Lang Lang Foundation’s Young Scholars Program and the camp will conclude with a class recital on June 28th.
This camp is currently full. Please email CreativeArtsAcademy@tri-c.edu or call 216-987-6145 to be placed on the waiting list.
Date(s)
Time
Day(s)
Location
CRN
June 24-28
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
M-F
Metropolitan Campus
32175
Ages 6-18
Cost: Free(Lunch provided)
Orchestra string players (violin, viola, cello and double bass) will polish their instrumental skills through a mastery-based approach that includes sectional and ensemble rehearsals, music theory, and sight-reading. Students are evaluated and placed in levels appropriate to their experience. String ensemble classes also combine with a language arts class in which students learn journaling, storytelling and poetry, collaborating with classmates to create a performance with original words and music. All students participate in a string orchestra performance at the conclusion of the camp.
This camp is currently full. Please email CreativeArtsAcademy@tri-c.edu or call 216-987-6145 to be placed on the waiting list.
Date(s)
Time
Day(s)
Location
CRN
June 24 – July 12*
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
M-F
Metropolitan Campus
32100
*No class on July 4th
Ages 8-18
Cost: Free(Lunch Provided)
An immersive vocal training experience that includes solo and ensemble skills, music theory with introduction to keyboard, sight-singing, rhythm and movement. A special guest workshop/performance will be presented by the Cincinnati Boys Choir, in addition to gaining foundational instruction and preparation of a wide range of choral repertoire that culminates in a final performance at the end of camp.
Ages 15-18 (Capacity: 8 students selected through application process with interview and teacher recommendation)
Cost: Free (Lunch provided)
Immersive training experience designed for high school students interested in exploring the craft of stage production for performing arts. Selected participants will be introduced to the various skills used by professional stage technicians including lighting, sound, and general production. Students will develop their skills through hands-on experience alongside Tri-C’s stage technicians throughout the week of technical rehearsals and performance of the Creative Arts Dance Intensive Camp at the Simon and Rose Mandel Theatre at Tri-C’s Eastern Campus.
Date(s)
Time
Day(s)
Location
CRN
June 24-29
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
M-SA
Eastern Campus
(includes Dance Camp performance on Saturday, June 29)
Student participants will explore their creativity through a mastery-based approach to modern dance. Contemporary techniques, creative improvisation, performance development, choreography and composition skills will help campers develop coordination, musicality, strength, flexibility and alignment.
This camp is currently full. Please email CreativeArtsAcademy@tri-c.edu or call 216-987-6145 to be placed on the waiting list.
Date(s)
Time
Day(s)
Location
CRN
June 3-7
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
M-F
Metropolitan Campus
32129
Ages 4-5 Cost: $45(half day program—lunch provided)
Ages 6-18 Cost: $75(Lunch provided)
A two-week summer intensive designed for students with previous dance experience. Participants receive instruction from Tri-C Dance faculty and guest choreographers, focusing on the fundamentals of ballet, modern dance, floor work, creative improvisation, performance development, choreography, and composition. The camp concludes with a performance on Saturday, June 29th at Tri-C’s Eastern Campus.
Ages 4-5
Date(s)
Time
Day(s)
Location
CRN
June 17-29*
9 a.m. - noon
M-F
Metropolitan & Eastern Campuses (includes performance on Saturday, June 29)
Mastery-based camp offering contemporary dance training for students at all levels. Ballet fundamentals, Horton technique and other essential skills help students develop coordination, musicality, strength, flexibility and alignment. Instruction in creative improvisation, performance development, choreography and composition skills prepare students for a performance setting.
This camp is currently full. Please email CreativeArtsAcademy@tri-c.edu or call 216-987-6145 to be placed on the waiting list.
Date(s)
Time
Day(s)
Location
CRN
July 8 - July 12
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
M-F
Metropolitan Campus
40080
MEDIA ARTS - in partnership with the Cleveland Print Room
Ages 15-18 (Capacity: 15 students)
Cost: Free(Lunch provided)
Student photographers will explore different environments throughout Cleveland in proximity to Tri-C’s Metro Campus. Through both micro and macro photography, subjects will be captured from up close ad afar to explore point of view, perspective, texture, and more. Students will use digital cameras with specialized lenses alongside instant cameras to capture subjects. Each student will produce a field journal of their own to take with them to store their photos and findings.
Student photographers will learn best practices for documenting ACTION through venue-based events, including but not limited to sports, dance, music, and theater. Students will learn how to think more strategically about placement, light, and movement to create dynamic photos that capture the essence and role of the subjects at play.
Date(s)
Time
Day(s)
Location
CRN
June 24-28
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
M-SA
Metropolitan & Eastern Campuses (includes Dance Camp performance on Saturday, June 29)
Students will learn to be more present and engaged in the world around them through Street Photography. They will also learn the history of street photography and how it is relevant to photographers and creative people today. Practicing street photographers will lead students throughout different parts of Cleveland to engage with their surroundings and be more comfortable interacting with people, sharpening their eyes, and being more curious and intentional about what they see and how they see it.
Participants in the intensive two-week JazzFest Academy Summer Camp have opportunities to play in big band, small group and jam sessions; interact with summer JazzFest artists; and attend all performances of the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland located at Playhouse Square. The camp culminates in a series of featured performances during JazzFest weekend on the Next Generation Stage.
Camp classes and events include:
Big-band and small-group rehearsals
Music theory and composition
Improvisation
Sectional workshops
Master classes with local and national artists
Performances at JazzFest and in the community
Ages: 8-18 Experience Level: All levels welcome* Cost: $400 *Registered students must submit a music placement video to determine their level of playing in camp ensembles and classes.
SUMMER 2024 SCHEDULE Length: 2 weeks Day/Time: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Dates: June 10-21, 2024 Location: Gill and Tommy LiPuma Center for Creative Arts, Metropolitan Campus, Cleveland, Ohio
Final Performances: June 21-22, 2024 Performance Location: Next Gen Stage**, Playhouse Square, Cleveland, Ohio
**Registered student ensemble performances will be announced at the first day of camp
Participants in the intensive two-week JazzFest Academy Summer Camp have opportunities to play in big band, small group and jam sessions; interact with summer JazzFest artists; and attend all performances of the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland located at Playhouse Square. The camp culminates in a series of featured performances during JazzFest weekend on the Next Generation Stage.