Ada Developers Academy is a non-profit, cost-free coding school for women and gender expansive adults. We primarily serve Black, Latine, Indigenous Americans, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander, LGBTQIA+, and low-income people. Learn more
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72% of admitted students are People of Color, within this group 43% are underrepresented folks in tech.
$38M in new salaries for women and gender expansive folks in the tech economy.
On average, Ada alum incomes increase by 160% post-graduation.
I was very amazed not just by how much people cared but by how special each and every single person in my cohort was.
It takes creativity to be a software engineer, it takes problem solving, it takes tenacity, communication skills… so having a really diverse team is incredibly beneficial.Â
I’ve got lots of technical chops now…I never thought that someone like me who has a background that’s not in technology could feel so accepted. It has absolutely changed my life.
Without everyone kind of rooting for you throughout I don’t think I would have been able to transition into a field that’s really hard to break into.
I have a large pool of people that I can rely on and seek help from and also help mentor …making sure we continue the process of showing up and being seen.
You’re building things that don’t exist… and they do a really great job of forcing you to constantly figure things out on your own.
