Code2College
Code2College is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2016 that provides tuition-free after-school coding instruction and paid technical summer internships to high school students from underrepresented backgrounds in Central Texas, placing them at partner companies like Indeed, YETI, VMware, and H-E-B Digital.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2016
- HeadquartersPflugerville, United States
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingServices
What Code2College does
Code2College is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit workforce development organization founded in 2016 and headquartered in the Austin, Texas metro area. Its mission is to build a national network of diverse, homegrown technical talent by providing tuition-free after-school coding instruction, professional development workshops, and paid summer technical internships to high school students from historically underrepresented backgrounds — primarily Black, Latinx, low-income, first-generation, and female students. Programming operates across multiple Central Texas school districts (Pflugerville ISD, Manor ISD, Austin ISD, Round Rock ISD, Del Valle ISD) and is delivered by 100+ volunteer software engineers from partner tech companies. Students learn full-stack development (Python, JavaScript, React, SQL, Firebase, MobX) and are placed into paid technical internships at Visionary Partner companies such as Indeed, YETI, VMware, H-E-B Digital, and Cirrus Logic, creating a 5–6 year pipeline from high school through college graduation into full-time STEM employment.
The organization's business model is philanthropic rather than commercial: all programming is tuition-free to students, and revenue is derived entirely from charitable contributions, corporate sponsorships, and foundation grants. Since 2016, Code2College has scaled from an initial cohort at Akins High School and Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders to 250+ students per cohort and 200–300+ paid internship placements per summer, with alumni collectively earning over $1.5 million in wages. Major disclosed funders include Atlassian ($1M in February 2023), Bank of America ($200K Neighborhood Builder award in January 2023), Polaris ($200K for Embedded Systems), and Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation ($300K). The organization maintains a 50+ corporate partner ecosystem spanning Visionary, Corporate, and Financial partner tiers, and has launched specialized initiatives including Vision 2024 (for Black and Latina high school girls), HackTogether hackathons, the Technically 200 podcast, and the Code2College Conduit alumni recruiting event.
Distribution is delivered through in-person instruction at partner school campuses (relaunched in Austin in 2023 after a virtual-only COVID period) supplemented by online options for students with transportation barriers. Recruitment of students occurs through school counselor referrals, campus roadshows, and a seasonal website application portal (Summer 2026 cycle opens September 1 – May 5). The organization is led by CEO and Co-Founder Matt Stephenson, with Norielle Aurelio as Director of Internships and Lexy Brunnert as Manager of Storytelling. The current strategic ambition is to place an additional 2,000 Texas high school students into paid technical internships by 2026 through the Texas 2,000 Initiative, expanding beyond the Austin metro into a statewide footprint.
Code2College firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Code2College
- Legal name
- Code2College
- Website
- https://code2college.org
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2016
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Code2College is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2016 that provides tuition-free after-school coding instruction and paid technical summer internships to high school students from underrepresented backgrounds in Central Texas, placing them at partner companies like Indeed, YETI, VMware, and H-E-B Digital.
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- akta.pro rank
Code2College industry classification
Industry- Product category
- STEM Workforce Development Services
- NAICS
- Educational Services (611), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114), Computer Training (61142)
- SIC
- Services-Educational Services (8200)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Coding & Programming Learning Platforms (EDAFANAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Text-Based Programming (Python, Java, C/C++) (EDAMACAB), Web Development (HTML/CSS/JavaScript, Front-End/Back-End) (EDAMACAC), Introductory Coding (Block-Based & Beginner) (EDAMACAA)
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Where Code2College is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Pflugerville
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Code2College business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Donations and Grants: Code2College is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization funded primarily through charitable donations from individuals, corporations, and grants from foundations and financial institutions. Revenue supports tuition-free programming for students, including instructor costs, curriculum materials, and internship placement coordination.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Freemium | Others | Tuition-free program for all high school students — no cost to participate |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels9 records
Code2College product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Code2College is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers tuition-free after-school coding instruction, professional development workshops, and paid technical summer internships to high school students from historically underrepresented backgrounds in Central Texas. The organization recruits students through partner school districts, teaches programming languages (Python, JavaScript, React, SQL, Firebase) via volunteer engineers, and places top performers into paid software engineering internships at partner companies including Indeed, YETI, VMware, H-E-B Digital, and Cirrus Logic.
Product overview
Code2College is a non-profit workforce development organization offering a unified program that combines after-school coding education, professional development workshops, and paid technical internships. The core offering consists of after-school coding instruction taught by volunteer software engineers, monthly professional skills workshops covering interview prep and career development, and paid summer internships at partner tech companies. Additional programs include Vision 2024 (for Black and Latina girls), HackTogether hackathons, Conduit recruitment events, and Code2College Labs. All programs are tuition-free and designed for high school students from historically underestimated backgrounds.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- High School Technical Internships Paid summer technical internships at Austin-area tech companies where high school students work alongside professional engineers and developers to gain real-world software engineering experience. Internship hosts include Indeed, YETI, VMware, H-E-B Digital, Cirrus Logic, Forcepoint, and BuildFax.
- After-School Coding Education Tuition-free after-school coding instruction delivered twice weekly by volunteer software engineers from partner tech companies, teaching students Python, JavaScript, React, SQL, Firebase, MobX, and other languages and frameworks at partner school campuses across the Austin metro area.
- Professional Development Workshops Monthly workshops covering interview preparation, resume building, professional networking skills, and STEM industry exposure delivered alongside corporate partners at partner campuses and corporate offices.
- Vision 2024 Initiative A specialized initiative focused on developing and placing Black and Latina high school girls into STEM roles, featuring mentorship, workshops, the Vision 2024 Summit pitch competition, networking with women executives from Meta, Google, and WP Engine, and scholarship opportunities.
- Code2College Labs A five-intern team program where students build products for Code2College, including an internal Learning Management System. Originally created in Summer 2020 for interns whose offers were rescinded during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Quantifiable outcome
- Over $1.5 million in collective student wages earned since 2016; $800,000 in Summer 2022 alone
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Code2College
Customer profileNamed customers12 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Code2College technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
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Code2College partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
55 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- BuildFaxminorBuildFax, an Austin-based property data company, hosted Amelle Davis as a paid software engineering intern in 2018, where she worked on Python, SQL, and professional skills development.
- RetailMeNotminorRetailMeNot was a Terabyte-level partner and hired Angela G. as Code2College's first-ever high school software engineering intern in 2018. Angela developed an internal website using React, JavaScript, CSS, and Firebase. RetailMeNot hosted professional skills workshops on its Austin campus.
- FacebookcoreFacebook partnered with Code2College to help Del Valle High School students develop their first resumes, with multiple Facebook employees providing resume development training. Facebook hosted students at its Austin campus for professional skills workshops and participated in Code2College Mass Remote Events. Facebook/Meta is an Austin 400 funder and Investor-level funder of Vision 2024.
- IndeedcoreIndeed is a founding Visionary Partner and has hired Code2College high school interns as paid software engineering interns for multiple years. Alumni from Indeed's internship program received return offers each summer during college and converted to full-time employees upon graduation, including Latine-identifying alumni placed in full-time software development roles.
- AtlassiancoreAtlassian gifted $1 million to Code2College in February 2023 to support diversity in STEM. The company also hosts Code2College at annual TEAM events, provides volunteer instructors, and hires high school interns through the program.
- Cirrus LogiccoreCirrus Logic joined as a Gigabyte-level Corporate Partner and first school sponsor. Engineers mentor Code2College students at hackathons and events (Engineer's Week). Cirrus Logic is the largest publicly-traded company headquartered in Austin.
- VMwarecoreVMware has been a Visionary Partner since 2021, providing paid summer technical internships to Code2College students including Laila and Robert. Alumni have interned at VMware before graduating high school and have been admitted to prestigious programs like MIT Lincoln Laboratory.
- MetacoreMeta is an Investor-level funder of Code2College Vision 2024 and has been a founding corporate partner since 2016, led by Jeanine Henry from Black@Facebook ERG. Meta donates lightly used Macbook Pros to students, hosts Black History Month events, participates in mass remote events, and hires Code2College interns.
- GooglecoreGoogle has championed Code2College's mission to increase diversity in STEM within Austin for years. Google engineers serve as volunteer instructors (guiding students in Python), and Google provided significant funding through the Austin 400 initiative.
- H-E-B DigitalcoreH-E-B Digital is a Visionary Partner that has hired Code2College alumni who received full-time offers at graduation. H-E-B is a major Texas-based retailer with a significant digital/technology division.
- LogicMonitorcoreLogicMonitor has been a Visionary Partner, hosting a Social Justice Hackathon in celebration of Black History Month. The company's Kevin Nguyen won 'Workshop of the Year' at the 2023 IDEA Awards alongside Code2College staff.
- YETIcoreYETI hosted Code2College high school interns for the first time in Summer 2023. Students Keira J. (C2C '21) and Adam T. interned at YETI, with Keira having completed multiple prior internships at Indeed.
- Q2coreQ2 eBanking is a Visionary Partner. Employees including Maureen Slavin have served as volunteer instructors and curriculum developers since the program's early days. Q2 has hired Code2College summer interns.
- SailPointcoreSailPoint is listed as a Visionary Partner that provides paid technical internships to Code2College students. The company is a leading identity management security firm in Austin.
- Silicon LabscoreSilicon Labs is a founding Code2College corporate partner. Volunteer Chris Morrow has been a founding volunteer since Day 1. Alumni Adhan interned as a Validation & Systems Engineering Intern in Summer 2022, completing his Computer Science degree at UT Austin.
- PolariscorePolaris invested $200,000 in Code2College to support one of its most popular courses, Embedded Systems. Polaris is a founding Visionary Partner providing paid technical internships.
- NI (National Instruments)coreNI is a Visionary Partner listed on the Code2College partners page. Coding is described as 'about collaboration and helping society through creative problem-solving' in NI's feature on Code2College's pathways to STEM careers.
- WP EnginecoreWP Engine is a Visionary Partner. Volunteers from WP Engine work with Code2College students in the after-school program, and the company participates in events including the Vision 2024 Summit.
- Strive HealthcoreStrive Health is a Visionary Partner and hosted Code2College student Trinity in Summer 2022 for a back-end development internship. Mentorship provided by Anup and management by Cat at the kidney care tech startup.
- StorablecoreStorable is a Visionary Partner listed on the partners page. Talent Strategist Justin attended Code2College Conduit to engage with college-going alumni.
- OJO LabscoreOJO Labs is a Visionary Partner and hosted the HackTogether hackathon on housing equity in 2022, with CTO Qingqing Ouyang serving as executive sponsor. The company has also provided volunteer opportunities.
- Gigabit / AuctaneminorAuctane (parent company of ShipStation) is listed as a Visionary Partner on the Code2College partners page.
- American ExpressminorAmerican Express is listed as a Visionary Partner on the Code2College partners page.
- AptivminorAptiv is listed as a Visionary Partner on the Code2College partners page.
- Arrive LogisticsminorArrive Logistics is listed as a Visionary Partner on the Code2College partners page.
- AthenahealthminorAthenahealth is listed as a Visionary Partner on the Code2College partners page.
- Big CommerceminorBig Commerce is listed as a Visionary Partner on the Code2College partners page.
- DISCOminorDISCO (legal technology company) is listed as a Visionary Partner on the Code2College partners page.
- EventbriteminorEventbrite is listed as a Visionary Partner on the Code2College partners page.
- Favor DeliveryminorFavor Delivery (H-E-B owned) is listed as a Visionary Partner on the Code2College partners page.
- GitLabminorGitLab is listed as a Visionary Partner on the Code2College partners page.
- JamfminorJamf is listed as a Visionary Partner on the Code2College partners page.
- KasasaminorKasasa is listed as a Visionary Partner on the Code2College partners page.
- Kendra ScottminorKendra Scott is listed as a Visionary Partner. Founder Kendra Scott served as a celebrity judge at the 2018 Philanthropitch competition and her company has hired Code2College interns.
- AceableminorAceable is listed as a Visionary Partner on the Code2College partners page.
- SnowflakeminorSnowflake is listed as a Corporate Partner on the Code2College partners page, contributing volunteer hours.
- DellminorDell is listed as a Corporate Partner on the Code2College partners page, contributing volunteer hours.
- Expedia GroupminorExpedia Group is listed as a Corporate Partner on the Code2College partners page, contributing volunteer hours.
- Ernst & Young (EY)minorEY is listed as a Corporate Partner on the Code2College partners page. EY is also an Austin 400 funder partner, investing in placing 400 high school students in software engineering internships in Austin.
- General MotorsminorGeneral Motors is listed as a Corporate Partner on the Code2College partners page. GM engineers have served as volunteer instructors guiding students in Python development.
- HylandminorHyland is listed as a Corporate Partner on the Code2College partners page, contributing volunteer hours.
- IBMminorIBM is listed as a Corporate Partner. IBM Design Lab in Austin provided Design Thinking credentials to 50 Code2College students, who learned design thinking principles from IBM professionals.
- OracleminorOracle is listed as a Corporate Partner on the Code2College partners page, contributing volunteer hours.
- VisaminorVisa is listed as a Corporate Partner on the Code2College partners page, contributing volunteer hours.
- Samsung Austin SemiconductorminorSamsung Austin Semiconductor is listed as a Corporate Partner on the Code2College partners page, contributing volunteer hours.
- ZyngaminorZynga is listed as a Corporate Partner on the Code2College partners page, contributing volunteer hours.
- University of Texas at AustinminorUT Austin is listed as a Corporate Partner. The campus hosts Code2College professional skills workshops, and UT graduate students awarded Code2College $50,000 in a grant competition through the Social Innovation Initiative at McCombs School of Business.
- PluralsightminorPluralsight is listed as a Corporate Partner on the Code2College partners page, contributing volunteer hours.
- SaatvaminorSaatva is listed as a Corporate Partner on the Code2College partners page, contributing volunteer hours.
- Outschool Inc.minorOutschool Inc. is listed as a Corporate Partner on the Code2College partners page, contributing volunteer hours.
- Realtor.comminorRealtor.com is listed as a Corporate Partner on the Code2College partners page, contributing volunteer hours.
- BrexminorBrex is listed as a Corporate Partner on the Code2College partners page, contributing volunteer hours.
- Intheon.iominorIntheon.io is listed as a Corporate Partner on the Code2College partners page, contributing volunteer hours.
- LogicMonitorminorLogicMonitor appears in both the Visionary Partners and Corporate Partners lists. The company hosted a Social Justice Hackathon and has been a consistent partner in volunteer hours and Black History Month programming.
- ForcepointminorForcepoint is a corporate partner that extended a cybersecurity internship offer to Code2College student Adhan in Summer 2019. Forcepoint representatives participated in Code2College Lunch & Learns and corporate All-Hands meetings.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Code2College competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- All Star Code: Nonprofit providing coding education and tech-industry exposure to high school young men of color. Direct peer in mission, demographic focus, and tuition-free after-school + summer model.
- Girls Who Code: National nonprofit working to close the gender gap in tech through programs for girls in grades 3–12. Comparable coding-curriculum + sisterhood model and focus on computer science access for young women.
- Hidden Genius Project: Nonprofit training and mentoring Black male youth in technology creation, entrepreneurship, and leadership. Comparable intensive multi-year after-school and summer immersion model for underrepresented high schoolers.
- Kode With Klossy: Nonprofit offering free coding camps for high school girls and non-binary students. Closely comparable to Code2College's Vision 2024 / women-in-STEM focus, with similar tuition-free model and emphasis on underrepresented youth.
- Black Girls CODE: Nonprofit delivering technology education to Black girls ages 7–25. Highly comparable demographic focus and STEM/tech education mission, with similar after-school and summer programming.
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Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
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Funding rounds2 records
Investors1 record
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Frequently asked questions about Code2College
What does Code2College do?
Code2College is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers tuition-free after-school coding instruction, professional development workshops, and paid technical summer internships to high school students from historically underrepresented backgrounds in Central Texas. The organization recruits students through partner school districts, teaches programming languages (Python, JavaScript, React, SQL, Firebase) via volunteer engineers, and places top performers into paid software engineering internships at partner companies including Indeed, YETI, VMware, H-E-B Digital, and Cirrus Logic.
Is Code2College a public or private company?
Code2College is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.
When was Code2College founded?
Code2College was founded in 2016. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Code2College based?
Code2College is headquartered in Pflugerville, United States, in the North America region.
How does Code2College make money?
One revenue line is on record: donations and Grants.
Who are Code2College's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are All Star Code, Girls Who Code, Hidden Genius Project, Kode With Klossy and Black Girls CODE.
Does Code2College have an API?
No public API is recorded for Code2College.
What industry is Code2College in?
Code2College's product category is STEM Workforce Development Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDAFANAA, Coding & Programming Learning Platforms, with a secondary code of EDAMACAB, Text-Based Programming (Python, Java, C/C++). Its NAICS code is 611 and its SIC code is 8200.