Become an Adaptive Computing Professional
CS Students, connect your Learning with Doing
OUR TWO COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAMS
LAUNCH: Become a Self-Directed Learner
Launch equips students with the essential learning skills and computing fundamentals in a flexible and supportive learning community of students from across CA. Opportunities to join the program are available throughout the year.
For students in their first or second year in their computing higher education journey
ACCELERATE: Become a Career-Ready Professional
Through problem-solving mastery, open source contributions, portfolio projects, and CS research experiences, students develop the adaptability to thrive in computing’s rapidly changing landscape. Opportunities to start in summer and fall.
For students in their second year and beyond in their computing higher education journey
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Projected # of students to participate in a work based learning experience in 2025
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First generation students
PAST STUDENTS
Pierre Harbin
San Fransico State University → GitHub
“I got a SWE intern offer from GitHub, thanks to the CTI team for giving me the tools to land this internship. Participating in a CTI micro-internship and internship search sessions helped me a lot.“
Leila Leibert
College of Marin → Princeton
“I truly believe that gaining research experience is a wonderful way to gain exposure to graduate school and gain real life skills, because research is the foundation for most jobs in the 21st century.”
Vanessa Valle
UC Merced → Internship
“I don’t think I could have gotten an internship without the Accelerate program. I went into my first college class and it seemed like everybody else already knew what they were doing. I was still learning the basics. I thought, ‘Those students are going to get all the internships.“
Guillermo Zendejas
Hartnell → CSUMB → Uber
“CTI’s problem solving curriculum, open source software development experience, resume workshops, application tracking, mentor relationship and the internship search sessions connected me to the computing profession very early on in my college journey.“