Comcast NBCUniversal

About the partnership

Comcast NBCUniversal invests in Per Scholas to help individuals build the skills they need for successful careers in technology. Through this partnership, Per Scholas will prepare more than 10,000 diverse adult learners for careers in tech across at least 15 Comcast markets over the next two years. Comcast NBCUniversal’s prior catalytic digital equity investments have also enabled Per Scholas to: 

• Scale our tuition-free remote learning operations and train 1,000 individuals in Atlanta, Baltimore, Greater Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, the National Capital Region, Newark, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Seattle for in-demand technology jobs 
• Train and connect 1,500 learners to career opportunities in technology across the 12 markets listed above
• Launch market-driven classes in Pittsburgh and Seattle, enrolling nearly 600 new learners across both campuses
• Scale our new satellite partnership initiative in New York, where we now have four new partners and classrooms in all five boroughs as a result of this support
• Launch the Women in Tech Software Engineering (WISE) program in the National Capital Region
• Facilitate career support services, financial coaching, technology toolkits, and networking opportunities with a variety of Fortune 500 hiring partners
• Power an ambitious expansion of Per Scholas training to Philadelphia and Chicago in 2021 and Indianapolis in 2023
• Implement our Tech Career Exploration program to create career pathways for young people in 20 high schools throughout New York City
• Foster a national dialogue about increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the tech workforce through the support of our Diverse by Design conversation series, which has engaged more than 800 leaders over seven conferences