LaunchCode

LaunchCode, headquartered in St. Louis Missouri, is a Non-profit organization that helps people enter the technology field by providing free and accessible education, training, and paid apprenticeship placements. 

LaunchCode

Industry	Information Technology
Headquarters	St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Key people	Jeff Mazur (Current Executive Director) Jim McKelvey (Co-Founder & Director) Robin Carnahan (Director) Brendan Lind (Co-Founder and Founding Executive Director)
Website	www.launchcode.org

Its courses and programs include:

• LC101 is LaunchCode's part-time evening flagship course. In a classroom with mentoring from instructors, teaching fellows and local developers, students learn programming concepts in JavaScript before moving on to a skill track focused on either Java or C#.
• Women+ (formerly CoderGirl): Is LaunchCode's education program for everyone who identifies as female, students choose one of seven 24- or 45-week specialized skill tracks that lead to an apprenticeship job program.
• Immersive CodeCamp is a 14-week, full-time course taking a deep dive into in-demand technologies and skills.
• Liftoff is a career readiness and project course for pre-apprenticeship.
• Discovery is a free, self-paced online program developed to introduce people to computer programming and help them determine if they want to pursue a career in tech.

LaunchCode also offers apprenticeships: full-time, paid positions with partner companies. A LaunchCode apprenticeship is a full-time, paid position with one of LaunchCode’s hiring partners. During the apprenticeship, candidates work on a team of experienced developers and are paired with a mentor that invests in their growth. Candidates are carefully matched with hiring companies for compatibility in technical skills, soft skills, workplace fit, and drive.

In 2020, 60% of LaunchCode students identified as women or non-binary, 49% identified as people of color, 19% identified as LGBTQIA+, and 46% did not have a 4-year degree.