Skip to main content
Stride News Logo
STRIDE CORPORATE
News By State
Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado District of Columbia Florida Idaho Indiana Iowa Kansas Lousiana Maine Michigan Minnesota Minnesota Missouri Nevada North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington Wisconsin Wyoming
GO
Menu
Career Exploration District Solutions Education Policy & Advocacy K-12 Education K12-Education Social Responsibility
Filter
Back to All

PNC Bank gives $125K to fund coding scholarships at TechElevator

Stride in the News | May 14, 2021 | Boston Glove
Share

Originally published on Cleveland Business Journal - May 13, 2021

Technology education company Tech Elevator said PNC Bank has committed $125,000 to give to its Represent Tech Scholarship, which encourages diversity in the tech field.

The scholarship will fund 81% of tuition costs for 10 studentsparticipating in the summer cohort, beginning May 10. To be eligible, applicants must have been accepted and enrolled at one of the five physical Tech Elevator campuses and self-identify as Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, NativeAmerican/American Indian, and/or female, transgender, or non-binary.

“We’ve hired nearly 300 Tech Elevator graduates to date and are looking forward to continuing the drive to diversify the tech industry,” Debbie Guild, head of enterprise technology and security and chief security officer at PNC, said in a statement.“This scholarship represents the next phase of our collaborationand we’re excited to see the real impact this opportunity will have on the lives of countless individuals going forward.”

“There are millions of people with the natural aptitude for coding who simply lack the means to acquire the necessary skills,” said Tech Elevator co-founder and CEO Anthony Hughes. “We are grateful for PNC’s support in our mission todiversify the tech industry through inclusion of talented individuals regardless of background or personal circumstance.”

Tech Elevator’s coding and career prep bootcamps are taught by experienced instructors and provide students with the relevant skills and industry insight to qualify for high-paying, in-demand jobs after just 14 weeks. Founded in 2015, Cleveland-based Tech Elevator is a subsidiary of for-profit educational company StrideInc. (NYSE: LRN) and has placed more than 1,700 graduates into software development roles in over 430 companies nationwide.

PNC Bank is part of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (NYSE: PNC).

 

To learn more about Tech Elevator, please visit techelevator.com

Related Articles

Read more >
article-placeholder-thumb
Category Name | Date

Article TItle

Description

Read More
Date

PARENT AND STUDENT SUPPORT

Enrollment Help
855.686.3515

Technical Support for Computers & Online School Support for Approved Families
HELP.K12.COM | 866.512.2273

INVESTOR SUPPORT

For more investor information please contact us.

MEDIA RESOURCES

For media inquiries please check out our Media Kit or contact press@k12.com

LIFELONG SOLUTIONS

  • Stride Career Prep
  • K12 Tuition-Free Online Public Schools
  • K12 Private Academy
  • The Keystone School
  • K12 Learning Solutions
  • George Washington University Online High School
  • Galvanize
  • Tech Elevator
  • MedCerts

MEET STRIDE

  • Visit Stride Corporate Site
  • Mission & Vision
  • Leadership & Board
  • News
  • Careers
  • Careers at Galvanize
  • Careers at MedCerts
  • Careers at Tech Elevator

K12 Inc.’s corporate name change to Stride, Inc., is effective as of December 16, 2020. Stride trades on the NYSE under the symbol LRN.

Copyright © 2020 Stride, Inc. All rights reserved. The Stride word mark, logo and other marks referenced herein are trademarks of Stride, Inc. and its subsidiaries, and other company names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Privacy Policy    |    Accessibility    |    IP Policy    |    Terms of Use    |    Download Adobe Reader

Let’s go to Careers at K12.com

Formerly K12, Inc., Stride careers currently reside at K12.com. Explore open opportunities, our culture and more.

VISIT CAREERS AT K12.COM
Loading... please wait Loading...please wait
Loading finished Loading finished