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Code the Dream

At Code the Dream, we envision a world in which tech innovation comes from all of us and benefits all of us.

Opportunity. Innovation. Impact.

At Code the Dream, we envision a world in which tech innovation comes from all of us and benefits all of us.
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Volunteer
Use your technical skills and professional experience to give back and help diversify the tech industry.
I used to never see people that look like me working in STEM fields but now I can be that person and I can inspire people who look like me to be that person too. – KJ
CTD gave me a chance at the job of my dreams. I couldn’t finish college in my country and now I have a second chance to learn and be what I want to be. – Jose Luis
Learn
Apply for CTD’s free, part-time coding classes, all fully remote. We serve students across the U.S.
Hire
Help change the face of tech while exceeding your business goals by hiring our skilled and experienced grads.
Code the Dream takes things beyond just coding, helping students access all the tools they need to be successful. I really feel proud to be a part of this program. – Shanna
Partner
Increase your company’s productivity and team diversity by partnering with CTD for a customized Tandem Apprenticeship.
About
Learn more about CTD’s award-winning model and the people who power our work.
Code the Dream has transformed my life! – Jorge
Build
Join CTD Labs as a client for custom, cutting-edge web and mobile technologies for your business, university, or nonprofit.
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Code the Dream provides a path to a life-changing career in tech for people from diverse backgrounds and low-resourced communities. Our unique, win-win model creates opportunity that changes lives, builds technology that benefits our communities, and supports the diversity that drives a more just and innovative world.

We accomplish our mission through CTD Learns, our free code school, and through CTD Labs, where our paid apprentices gain real-world experience building apps for a wide variety of clients.  Join us as we change the face of tech by expanding opportunity, innovation, and impact for all.

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Code the Dream has had a profound impact on my life. Learning to code isn’t just about technical skills, it’s also about discovering a new way to be creative. Thanks to CTD, I now have the knowledge and confidence to pursue a fulfilling path in the tech industry, while helping to support my family.
-Xeniya D.

News

Feb 12, 2025
Meet Rogelio Camargo, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month
This February, our volunteer of the month is Rogelio Camargo! Rogelio, a software engineer at Vividly, has served as a mentor in our Intro and React classes, a practicum project lead, and now helps lead sessions for our Data Structures and Algorithms class in CTD Labs. Apprentices share that Rogelio is skilled at breaking down […]
Jan 27, 2025
Meet Anujkumarsinh Donvir, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!
Each month, Code the Dream celebrates one of our incredible volunteers. This month, we’re excited to celebrate Anujkumarsinh Donvir, who joined CTD as a React group instructor in 2024. Students have shared that Anuj leads detailed, well-structured group sessions; they also are grateful that Anuj records his lessons, allowing them to return to those lessons […]
Alumni Spotlight
Dec 4, 2024
A Pharmacy Tech Finds Renewed Opportunity With a Global Leader in Data and AI
Irene Sanchez was a pharmacy tech hoping to make a career change in 2019, whenshe heard about Code the Dream (CTD) from a friend who was taking CTD’s freeclasses. “I had developed an interest in technology and programming and I wanted to pursue anew career away from customer service,” Sanchez says. “I heard about the […]

Thanks to Our Sponsors

Code the Dream is made possible by individual donors like you. We also thank the following institutions for their generous support.