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Programs for High School Students in the South Bay

Nichable lists 29 programs for high school students based in San Jose, Los Gatos, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Palo Alto and the rest of Santa Clara County, and 2 of them pay students a wage or stipend. Each one is checked against the organization's own page.

Program· Palo Alto, CA
Opening soon

Youth Commission

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

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· Sunnyvale, CA
DeadlineRolling
Program· Paid· San Jose, CA
DeadlineRolling

ACCEL Middle College

Evergreen Valley College
Program· San Jose, CA
DeadlineRolling

Dual Enrollment

Gavilan College
Program· Gilroy, 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

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 South Bay?

Yes. 2 of the 29 programs listed in the South Bay pay students a wage or stipend.

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

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.