Merit Badge College at Delta College

Saturday, December 9, 2017

Saturday, December 9,  2017, Delta College, 1961 Delta Road,  University Center, Michigan 48710.  Registration opens at 8AM in the main hallway between E and K wings and classes start promptly at 9AM. The early bird $15 per Scout fee (if paid by November 17) must accompany the on-line registration. Fee covers one half day badge, 2 half day badges, or one full day badge. (Fee increases to $20 per Scout on November 18th) Enrollment is limited and classes will be filled based on the order of paid completed on-line registrations received!   Be sure to print off your pre-requisites and begin working on them ASAP if you want to complete the badge(s).  Each Scout is responsible to provide a blue Card signed by his Scoutmaster for each merit badge he is enrolled in.

Registration and payment must be received on-line by Friday, December 1, 2017 at 11:59pm.  Changes can be made until Friday, December 1.  To request a change, do so by e-mailing Jean Moreau:  jean.moreau@scouting.org    NO late registrations for youth or units will be accepted after the December 1st deadline!  Due to maximum # of seats in each class, walk-ins cannot be accepted.

Delta will again offer lunch for participants for an additional fee.  The lunch specials for 2017 are:

1- 1/4 lb hot dog, fries, & soda or water for $4.50.  ($2.50 for Hot Dog only)

Slice of pizza, bread stick, & soda or water for $5.50. ($2.50 for pizza only)

Quarter pound cheeseburger, fries, & soda or water for $6.50 ($4.50 -Cheeseburger only)

Chicken tenders, fries, & soda or water for $6.50. ($4.50 for Chicken Tenders Only)

Deli sandwich, chips, & soda or water for $6.50  ($4.00 for Sandwich only)

Chef salad & soda or water for $7.00. ($6.00 for salad only)

All prices include tax.

The following are the classes offered:

NOTE:  Scouts ranked First Class and above will be given preference to register for all Eagle required merit badges until Tuesday, Nov. 1.  Starting November 1 until the close of registration December 1, any Scout can register for any badge that has openings

Classes: 

• American Business
• American Labor
• Architecture
• Art
• Astronomy
• Chemistry
• Chess
• Citizenship in the Community
• Citizenship in the Nation
• Citizenship in the World
• Coin Collecting
• Collections
• Communication
• Crime Prevention
• Digital Technology
• Disabilities Awareness
• Electricity
• Emergency Preparedness
• Energy
• Environmental Science
• Family Life
• Fingerprinting
• First Aid
• Genealogy
• Geocaching
• Inventing
• Law
• Medicine
• Personal Management
• Photography
• Plumbing (Additional fee of $6 required)
• Public Health
• Public Speaking
• Pulp & Paper
• Railroading
• Safety
• Sustainability
• Swimming (NOT Swimming Merit Badge- Scouts will work on Second Class and First Class Swimming requirements -$5 additional fee required)This is not an OPEN SWIM.  Scouts signing up for this class will be expected to participate or will be asked to leave.
• Veterinary Medicine
• Weather

All prerequisites are listed in the "Event Catalog" attachment you can download from the registration page.

Note:  Swimming offered at merit badge college is not the Swimming Merit badge.  We are only offering Second and First Class swimming requirements.

Merit badge requirements for all merit badges offered can be downloaded from the following site:

http://www.scouting.org/meritbadges.aspx

Leader Training is available at Delta also.  click here for the classes and to register