The Heavy Metal Summer Experience is a summer camp program backed by SMACNA, the national association of sheet metal and air conditioning contractors, for high school students and recent graduates. Each camp runs in a shop operated by an active sheet metal contractor and mixes hands-on shop work with classroom instruction in trades such as sheet metal, piping, plumbing and electrical. Camps are held in many U.S. cities and are free to participants.
Offered by Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA). Summer Program for high school students in Nationwide, USA. Format: In-person. Cost: Free. Grades 10–12. Deadline: rolling or not yet announced.
Fields: Trades, Career
Info checked November 2026.
No date is posted for the 2026-27 cycle yet. Check the official page for when applications open.
Yes. Heavy Metal Summer Experience is free to take part in.
High school students in grades 10 to 12. It takes place in person in Nationwide. Age, residency and citizenship rules are on the official page.
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