C-Tech² - Computers and Technology at Virginia Tech
C-Tech² offers an opportunity to learn about college life--from residence halls to classrooms and everything in-between. It provides access to information and technology necessary to best prepare you for your future. The program curriculum places special emphasis on supporting and encouraging young women to pursue careers in engineering. The program is open to rising high school juniors and seniors.
C-Tech^2 is designed to expose students to the broad range of engineering disciplines and the engineering design process while also providing information and resources to participants regarding college life--from residence halls to classrooms and everything in-between.
Dates:
- C-Tech²: Sunday, June 29 – Saturday, July 12, 2025
Deadlines:
- Applications for 2025 are open.
- Applications close: Sunday, March 9th
- Notification of Decision: Friday, March 28th
The application is a joint application with the alternative, UPWARDS summer porgram. Within the application is the option to select interest in the UPWARDS camp, C-Tech² camp, or both.
What is C-Tech² all about?
- Exploring applications of engineering in a way that is fun and exciting.
- Spending time involved in hands-on activities designed to increase your interest in and knowledge of applications of engineering to real world situations.
- Attending seminars to help you prepare for the college application process.
- Interacting with others interested in pursuing careers in various engineering fields.
- Completing an engineering design project supported by Bloomberg Industry Group
- Meeting industry representatives and learning about what they’re looking for
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The program will feature a Cybersecurity Capture the Flag competition sponsored by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Capture the Flag (CTF) is designed to challenge participants to solve computer security problems in order to earn points for their team. The CTF will be Jeopardy-style with challenges across several categories with increasing point values as the problems get more difficult. The game will have something for everyone; introductory challenges will help inexperience participants learn the basics. As challenges increase in difficulty, players will acquire new skills and solve new kinds of problems. More advanced players can continue to hone their skills by focusing on the hardest of challenges. The CTF will include categories such as cryptography, networking, web applications, reconnaissance, reverse engineering, and others.
Contact CTech2
220 Gilbert Street (MC 0275), Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061
Phone: (540) 231-7337
Email CTech2
Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity
220 Gilbert Street (MC 0275)
Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061
Phone: (540) 231-7411
Email CEED