Join us on campus for one of Benedictine College’s Catholic summer youth camps, designed with the current high school student in mind. Hundreds of students and youth ministers had the time of their lives last summer, and we are looking forward to five total youth programs in June and July 2025, including four sessions of our popular academic camps and one large-scale, passionately Catholic youth conference.

Weeklong Youth Camps
for Teens

BCYC students in a water fight

Over 20 Tracks for a Wide Range of Interests

June 15-20
2025

July 6-11
2025

July 13-18
2025

Pick from academic tracks including Biology, Computer Science, Theology, Engineering, Nursing and many more! Study your interests with fellow students during a weeklong stay on Benedictine College’s campus. Grow in your relationship with Christ and others through group Bible studies, Adoration and the Sacraments. And have a ton of fun—water games, bubble soccer, hiking, dancing, capture the flag and more. You’ll love it!

BCYC students in a circle for bible study

Focused on Skills for Future Leaders

June 8-13
2025

An exciting experience very similar to BCYC Immersion: A week full of learning, fun, faith, and fellowship, but with tracks for students who want to learn how to be better leaders in many different areas of life. Do you want to be a great team captain? Try the Athletic Leadership track. Interested in bringing Catholic leadership principles into the business or political world? Try the Business or Political Leadership tracks.

Weekend Conference
for Groups

Priest and 4 altar servers kneeling in adoration with votive candles

A Dynamic Weekend Youth Conference

June 20-22
2025

Parish groups, Diocesan groups and students from around the country come to BCYC Encounter for an experience uniquely different from others available today. The weekend conference is filled with talks by dynamic speakers, Bible studies, small groups, Eucharistic Adoration and the Sacraments, plus energizing activities like bubble soccer and hiking.

An experience filled with fun, fellowship and the Catholic faith!

BCYC benediction in the Abbey

Grow Closer to Christ with Prayer and the Sacraments.

BCYC men's bible study circle outside

BCYC participants listen to a presentation in Guadalupe Chapel

BCYC participants pose with face paint during Capture the Flag

BCYC participants hiking with cows in the background

BCYC participants dancing in a gym

Make Friends, Maybe Even Lifelong Ones.

BCYC participants playing pass-the-water game

BCYC participants playing a ball game

Together, Have the Time of Your Lives!

BCYC close up of two students in a game with inflatable bubble-soccer ball

Youth Ministry at a Newman Guide Catholic College

The Catholic faith is at the core of Benedictine College’s mission, and our youth programs reflect that devotion to Jesus Christ. Our commitment to the faith has caused us to be recommended in the Newman Guide ever since it was first published!

“My favorite parts of BCYC would be making new friends and growing closer to Christ through them, going to Adoration, and all the fun activities we did!”

– Summer 2024 Participant