Per Scholas Chicago Featured in Crain’s Chicago Business

December 19, 2022

Crain’s Chicago Business featured Per Scholas Chicago in a recent article, “Career readiness programs score wins for job seekers and employers,” highlighting Per Scholas as a program that is actively and successfully training learners to launch their careers in tech.

Per Scholas Chicago has been open since June 2020 and has graduated more than 250 diverse learners. “We’re trying to diversify the tech sector. Sometimes it feels like baby steps, quite frankly,” said Per Scholas Chicago Senior Managing Director Andi Drileck. “We’re making a big effort, but there is a really long way to go.”

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