NEW YORK, Aug. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Ma k Cuba Fou datio , i pa t e ship with Bo ough of Ma hatta Commu ity College, will host a o-cost A tificial I tellige ce Bootcamp fo high school stude ts i New Yo k City this fall. The p og am is ope to stude ts i g ades 9–12 a d will take place ove th ee co secutive Satu days – Octobe 31, Novembe 7, a d Novembe 14. Meals, t a spo tatio assista ce, a d tech ology will be p ovided at o cost.
The AI Bootcamp gives u de se ved stude ts ha ds-o expe ie ce with cutti g-edge AI tools, i cludi g ge e ative AI, a d explo es eal-wo ld applicatio s i fields such as healthca e, a ts, busi ess, compute scie ce, spo ts scie ce, a d ca ee eadi ess. Stude ts will also complete a capsto e p oject u de the guida ce of i dust y me to s.
“As AI co ti ues to become a u de iable fo ce i all of ou lives, it’s c ucial that we ope the doo to this k owledge, especially to you g people who wa t to explo e it,” said Ma k Cuba , fou de . “While tech ology expa ds a d becomes mo e adva ced, it becomes mo e c itical that we e su e ou stude ts a e p epa ed whe they apply fo schools o jobs i the futu e. Tha ks to ou wo k with Bo ough of Ma hatta Commu ity College, the bootcamp will offe a ave ue to explo e this fasci ati g field of tech ology to a y stude t, o matte thei mea s.”
This yea ’s bootcamp, taki g place i New Yo k City is hosted a d staffed by Bo ough of Ma hatta Commu ity College.
Bo ough of Ma hatta Commu ity College is o e of mo e tha 35 host compa ies selected to host camps ac oss the U.S.
“Bo ough of Ma hatta Commu ity College (BMCC/CUNY) is delighted to host the NYC AI Bootcamp fo high school stude ts i pa t e ship with the Ma k Cuba AI Fou datio ,” said Ka e Wilso -Steve so , Vice P eside t of I stitutio al Adva ceme t. “BMCC Compute I fo matio Systems faculty developed CUNY’s fi st A tificial I tellige ce (AI) Ce tificate P og am, u de sco i g the college’s leade ship i AI educatio . D . Mohammad Azha of BMCC has bee a t ailblaze i this field fo seve al yea s, leadi g i itiatives such as the AI Stude t I ovatio Hub fo BMCC stude ts a d AI wo kshops fo high school stude ts ac oss New Yo k City. D . Azha a d his team look fo wa d to welcomi g pa ticipa ts to BMCC’s campus this fall a d helpi g them expa d thei k owledge of the fasci ati g wo ld of AI.”
Apply fo the bootcamp at: ma kcuba ai.o g/stude ts.
Watch Ma k Cuba ’s message about Ma k Cuba Fou datio ’s AI bootcamps a d access the full media kit he e.
To lea mo e, visit ma kcuba ai.o g.
This bootcamp is facilitated with suppo t f om Ma k Cuba Fou datio AI BootcampP og am’s media pa t e , Notified, a globally t usted tech ology pa t e fo i vesto elatio s, public elatio s a d ma keti g p ofessio als.
Bo ough of Ma hatta Commu ity College, pa t of the City U ive sity of New Yo k (CUNY), is a Fulb ight Hispa ic Se vi g I stitutio (HSI) that awa ds associate deg ees i ove 60 fields. It has the highest u de g aduate e ollme t withi the CUNY system a d is a ked amo g the top commu ity colleges atio wide i g a ti g associate deg ees to mi o ity stude ts, acco di g to data f om the U.S. Depa tme t of Educatio .
BMCC is a dive se teachi g a d lea i g commu ity committed to adva ci g equity a d the i tellectual a d pe so al g owth of stude ts. Wo ki g to st e gthe a cultu e of ca e i side a d outside the class oom, the faculty a d staff of BMCC sha e a passio fo lea i g with stude ts f om a ou d the wo ld, a d st ive to i c ease deg ee completio , successful t a sfe , ca ee achieveme t, se vice a d leade ship withi the BMCC commu ity, New Yo k City, a d beyo d.
