University of California, Los Angeles
The Break Through Tech AI Program helps students gain the skills they need to get jobs in the fastest-growing areas of tech, including data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, through the following: AI/ML skill modules, industry mentors, and resume-building projects.
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CREATE ·2024 Grants ChallengeScaling High Impact Practices to Increase the graduation rate and employability of underrepresented students, while advancing digital literacy in LA County.
A key partnership with Delete the Divide (DTD) will allow Break Through Tech AI students to build tools that positively impact access to technology and digital literacy in underserved communities. The researchers posit that implementing high-impact practice, namely real-world projects, in cooperation with industry mentors, group-based learning, and workgroups will yield community, sense of belonging, and high graduation and internship placement rates for underrepresented students enrolled in the BTTAI.