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Programs Built to Launch Your Career
Real projects. Real professionals. Real companies. Your path into tech starts here.
The Technologists Building Tomorrow Should Reflect The World They're Building It For.
That's where you come in. Employers across all sectors need you and your unique perspectives.
AI is reshaping every industry. The people designing those systems need to be as diverse as the people affected by them. That's where you come in. Break Through Tech connects high-potential undergraduates to the experiences, credentials, and networks that open doors in tech.
Our programs are free for all accepted students.
By the end of our programs, you will:
Build Technical Skills
Work in the fastest-growing areas of tech, including AI, data science, and software development, with hands-on projects that matter.
Work With Industry Professionals
Collaborate directly with technologists and talent leaders at top companies on challenges they're solving right now.
Grow Your Network
Graduate with a professional network built through real work, not just LinkedIn connections, and a portfolio that proves your ability.
Explore Our Opportunities
Sprinternships®
Turn Your Break Into A Breakthrough
A Sprinternship® is a short, intensive work experience at a real company, designed to give you your first professional tech credential before graduation.
No experience required. Just the drive to show what you can do.
Get Real Work Experience
Spend one to two weeks embedded at a company, contributing to actual projects, not busy work or shadowing.
Earn Your First Credential
Walk away with a professional reference, a portfolio project, and proof that you can perform in a real tech environment.
Open Doors Early
Many Sprinterns receive full internship or return offers. It's a foot in the door with companies actively looking to hire.
What Fellows Gain From Sprinternships®
Sprinternships® are designed for students who haven't had a traditional internship yet. The outcomes speak for themselves. Fellows leave with credentials, contacts, and confidence that most undergraduates don't have until after graduation.
75%
of Sprinterns receive a follow-on internship or job offer from their host company or a company in our partner network.
300+
Industry partners co-designing the Sprinternship® experience alongside us.
11,000+
Fellows trained, empowered, and connected through Break Through Tech programs since 2016.
11,000+
Fellows trained, empowered, and connected through Break Through Tech programs since 2016.
AI Program
Work on AI. For Real Companies. This Semester.
The AI Program is a semester-long, applied learning experience where you work on a real AI challenge at a real company, guided by industry mentors.
Build AI fluency that employers are actively looking for right now.
Apply AI to Real Problems
Work on company-sponsored AI challenges, from data analysis to model development, with direct relevance to today's industry needs.
Learn From Practitioners
Get guidance from working AI professionals who bring real context, not just theory, to every session.
Build a Standout Portfolio
Finish the program with a documented AI project you can speak to in any interview, backed by a professional reference.
Skills Employers Are Hiring For Right Now
The AI Program was built in partnership with the companies doing the hiring. That means the skills you develop aren't hypothetical. They map directly to what employers need and what gets you noticed in your first tech job search.
Applied AI
Fellows work on machine learning, data analysis, and AI implementation projects that go directly into their portfolios.
Mentorship
Each fellow works alongside a Challenge Advisor from an industry partner throughout the program.
Career-Ready
Fellows graduate with technical depth, a real project credential, and connections to companies actively building their early talent pipelines.
Networking
Fellows graduate with a strong professional network, with real-world connections.
Networking & Events
Get In The Room With The Right People
Early Tech Talent & Networking events connect you directly with hiring managers, tech leaders, and fellow students who are building careers in the same space. No gatekeepers. No generic career fairs. Just direct access to the people and companies shaping the industry.
Break Through Tech gave me access to professionals I never would have met on campus. I left my Sprinternship® with a full internship offer and a network I still rely on.
Jasmine T., Break Through Tech Fellow
Frequently Asked Questions
Have questions? Reach us at fellows@breakintotech.org
Submit A Program Interest Form
Not sure which program fits your stage, schedule, or goals? Fill out the form and a member of our team will follow up to help you find the right path. No commitment required.
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