Frequently Asked Questions

Participants will stay in a residence hall room with up to three other campers. If your camper or coach is attending with a sports team, the sports team is roomed together and the coach can choose to have up to five participants in one room. Campers and coaches are placed in rooms according to birth gender and are roomed with those attending the same camp (e.g., art campers with art campers). To see more, take a look at Lodging.

Yes, campers can request to room with other campers attending the same camp (e.g., art camp) by including the names of the campers your camper would like to stay with on the registration form. Campers are placed in rooms according to birth gender.

If damage is intentional or takes place as a result of horseplay, campers will be held financially responsible for reimbursement so that the items can be repaired or replaced.

Campers and coaches may bring their own rock-climbing gear but may not bring their own ice skates or inline skates.

However, because NEXT Summer Camps is not responsible for damage or loss of anything you bring to camp, we don’t recommend bringing your own equipment. The necessary equipment for activities is provided.

It’s up to them! Although all three meals (along with dessert) are provided, we recommend $35–$50 for buying snacks, camp T-shirts, or souvenirs.

Yes, parents and sponsors (including those of opposite genders) can assist campers with moving into their rooms until 3 p.m. Monday. Check in at the residence hall desk before assisting your campers.

NEXT Summer Camps takes place on an enclosed campus that is staffed with a security team and sheriff department presence. Music Academy campers will travel off campus with camp leaders to West Campus, PCC’s private property with security access on Perdido Key. Our camp leaders supervise and interact with campers at every game, activity, meal, and service. Although they stay in the residence halls and are available to meet campers’ needs 24 hours a day during the camp week, they are not able to provide individual care all day long. Campers must be able to function on their own in a group setting.

Participants are issued Camp Cards at check-in, which allow access to their rooms and meals. Money may also be added onto the Camp Card account to make purchases on campus, pay for extra activities, and to use the laundry machines.

Cash or credit/debit cards may be used to add funds to card accounts at any of the add-value stations on campus. These stations are located in the Sports Center, Commons, the Academic Center, and each of the residence halls. Note that funds cannot be added to the card account until the Camp Card is issued at check-in.

Yes, in many cases you can use cash or a credit card to make purchases on campus. However, the laundry machines in the residence halls and some vending machines accept only Camp Cards.

Camp Card account balances may be checked at any add-value machine on campus.

Handle your Camp Card with the same care you would a personal debit/credit card. Do not store your Camp Card with your cell phone, near a wireless charger, or by anything magnetic, since this may damage the electronic chip inside your card. Do not punch holes in the card or allow the card to be bent, scratched, or left in extreme temperatures.

Lost Camp Cards must be reported immediately to Card Services (AC 112) or the Information Desk to protect your funds. When a card is lost or stolen, the account balance is not protected until the card is officially reported missing and deactivated, so do so promptly. The card account balance from the time of the deactivation will be available for use on your replacement card. If you have received a replacement Camp Card and later find your original, the original should be cut up and discarded immediately. Only the most recently issued Camp Card will be valid for accessing campus or purchasing.

Money may be added to your camper’s card at any of the add-value stations on campus. If your camper is not able to add additional funds, you may call our office during the camp week to add funds over the phone. Funds may not be immediately available on the Camp Card account for payments made by phone.

Any remaining funds may be refunded by visiting the Commons Post Office at the end of the week. (Refer to the back of the Camp Card for hours.) In accordance with Florida law, cash transactions (including camp card refunds) may be rounded to the nearest $0.05 when exact pennies are unavailable. Funds expire if left on the Camp Card account after camp and will be donated to Youth Outreach Ministry.

Yes, after campers return to their residence halls at the end of the day, camp leaders check each room to make sure every camper is accounted for.

We collect and store lost items during and after camp and hold lost items for two weeks after camp. Submit a lost item report, and we’ll try to find it for you.

Many of our college faculty are away in the summer. If you have any questions about PCC during the camp week, please feel free to visit the Admissions Office.

Campers participate in games and drills throughout the majority of the day and should be prepared for rigorous physical activity.

Campers use the Pensacola Christian College campus facilities, including the Sports Center, Swim Center, Field House, and dining hall. Camp activities include rock climbing, swimming, and an indoor water park with a surfing simulator and three water slides. Sports camps will also include team competitions. Campers can expect to walk from place to place during the day and night while participating in vigorous indoor and outdoor activities and competitions.

No, campers are only required to fill out an Authorization for Administration of Medication form if they are bringing routine or as-needed prescription medications (except albuterol rescue inhalers, epinephrine auto-injectors/nasal sprays, or insulin pumps) or if they want the camp nurse to keep/administer any over-the-counter medications, vitamins/supplements, or essential oils the camper brings.

We offer a variety of allergy-friendly options; however, we cannot guarantee that there is no cross-contamination. Campers may bring their own food for use outside of the dining facilities, along with a cooler for items that might require refrigeration. All rooms are equipped with a mini refrigerator. Ice machines are located in each residence hall.

A camp nurse and medical security personnel are available 24 hours a day during the camp week.

No, campers are only required to turn in routine or as needed prescription medications (except albuterol rescue inhalers, epinephrine auto-injectors/nasal sprays, or insulin pumps), and upon request, the camp nurse can also keep/administer any over-the-counter medications, vitamins/supplements, and essential oils. An Authorization for Administration of Medication form must be submitted for any medications, vitamins/supplements, or essential oils that will be kept by the camp nurse. (EpiPens, inhalers, and insulin may be kept with the camper if needed. Any other prescription medication allowed to be carried by the camper is at the discretion of the camp nurse. An Authorization for Administration of Medication form is still needed in these cases.)

Submit completed Authorization for Administration of Medication form here.

As soon as possible! The camp nurse cannot keep or administer any medication for campers who arrive at check-in without a completed Authorization for Administration of Medication form.

Albuterol rescue inhalers, epinephrine auto-injectors/nasal sprays, and insulin pumps may be kept with the camper if needed. Any other prescription medication allowed to be carried by the camper is at the discretion of the camp nurse.

An Authorization for Administration of Medication form is not required if the camper is keeping and self-administering albuterol rescue inhalers, epinephrine auto-injectors/nasal sprays, insulin pumps, or other prescription medications approved by the camp nurse to carry.

These conditions include ADHD, ADD, asthma, ODD, autism/Asperger’s, diabetes, seizures, anxiety/depression, etc. However, this list is not all-inclusive.

The camp nurse has a small refrigerator specifically for storing medication to remain cold.

If you would like our camp nurse to store the medications, an an Authorization for Administration of Medication form will need to be filled out and turned in before the start of camp.

The Authorization for Administration of Medication form does not need to be signed by your camper’s primary physician. It can be signed by a licensed healthcare professional at a walk-in clinic or local healthcare facility.

Although camp-provided wheelchairs are not available, campers are welcome to bring their own. Please note on the Additional Information section of the registration form that your camper needs a first-floor or elevator-accessible room.