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Programs for High School Students in the Bay Area

Nichable lists 48 programs for high school students based in the South Bay, the Peninsula, the East Bay and San Francisco, and 4 of them pay students a wage or stipend. Each one is checked against the organization's own page.

Program· Menlo Park, CA
Opening soon
Program· Palo Alto, CA
Opening soon

Youth Commission

Town of Los Altos Hills
Program· Los Altos Hills, CA
DeadlineRolling

San Francisco Youth Commission

City and County of San Francisco
Program· San Francisco, CA
Opening soon

Morgan Hill Youth Action Council

City of Morgan Hill Parks and Recreation
Program· Morgan Hill, CA
Opening soon

Youth Commission

Town of Los Gatos
Program· Los Gatos, CA
Opening soon
Program· Los Altos, CA
Opening soon
Program· Paid· San Francisco, CA
DeadlineRolling
Program· Paid· San Francisco, CA
DeadlineRolling
Program· Oakland, CA
Opening soon
Program· San Mateo, CA
Opening soon
Program· Burlingame, CA
Opening soon
Program· Redwood City, CA
DeadlineRolling
Program· Hayward, CA
DeadlineRolling
Program· Berkeley, CA
DeadlineRolling
Program· San Mateo, CA
DeadlineRolling
Program· Paid· Sunnyvale, CA
DeadlineRolling
Program· Paid· San Jose, CA
DeadlineRolling
Program· Livermore, CA
Opening soon

ACCEL Middle College

Evergreen Valley College
Program· San Jose, CA
DeadlineRolling
Program· Hayward, CA
DeadlineRolling

CCAP Dual Enrollment

Las Positas College
Program· Livermore, CA
DeadlineRolling

Dual Enrollment

Gavilan College
Program· Gilroy, CA
DeadlineRolling

Middle College

Skyline College
Program· San Bruno, CA
DeadlineRolling

Middle College

College of San Mateo
Program· San Mateo, CA
DeadlineRolling
Program· Redwood City, CA
DeadlineRolling

Dual Enrollment

Ohlone College
Program· Fremont, CA
DeadlineRolling

Middle College

San José City College
Program· San Jose, CA
DeadlineRolling

Dual Enrollment

Mission College
Program· Santa Clara, CA
DeadlineRolling
Program· Saratoga, CA
DeadlineRolling

Middle College

West Valley College
Program· Saratoga, CA
DeadlineRolling

Middle College

Foothill College
Program· Los Altos Hills, CA
DeadlineRolling
Program· Sunnyvale, CA
DeadlineRolling

TeenHQ MakerSpace

San Jose Public Library
Program· San Jose, CA
DeadlineRolling

Young Scholars Program

Santa Clara University
Program· Costs money· Santa Clara, CA
Opening soon

Cupertino Teen Commission

City of Cupertino
Program· Cupertino, CA
Opening soon

Santa Clara Sister Cities Youth Commission

Santa Clara Sister Cities Association
Program· Santa Clara, CA
DeadlineRolling

Valley Water Youth Commission

Santa Clara Valley Water District
Program· San Jose, CA
Opens Apr 1, 2027
Program· Campbell, CA
Opening soon
Program· Saratoga, CA
Opening soon
Program· Milpitas, CA
DeadlineRolling
Program· San Jose, CA
Opening soon
Program· Stanford, CA
Opening soon

Stanford Medical Youth Science Program

Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies
Program· Stanford, CA
Opening soon

Stanford Summer Session

Stanford University
Program· Costs money· Stanford, CA
Opening soon

Summer Engineering Seminar

Santa Clara University School of Engineering
Program· Santa Clara, CA
Opening soon
Program· Costs money· Berkeley, CA
Opening soon

Stanford University Mathematics Camp (SUMaC)

Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies
Program· Costs money· Stanford, CA
Opening soon

Common questions

Are there paid programs for high school students in the Bay Area?

Yes. 4 of the 48 programs listed in the Bay Area pay students a wage or stipend.

How do high school students apply to programs in the Bay Area?

Each listing is run by its own organization and you apply on that organization's site. A free Nichable account shows each listing's deadline and how to apply, and lets you save and track them.