Your Tech Career Starts Here.
Are you a builder? A helper? An investigator? Take our quiz to find out which learning pathway is right for you!
Launch your tech career with job-ready skills employers are looking for.
Code Black Tech doesn’t just offer classes. We are a workforce development program that gives you the skills and experience you need to land early career jobs in technology. We do this by providing hands-on learning opportunities, soft skills training, mentoring, and connections to local employers who are looking to hire people just like you! Code Black Tech prepares adult learners to become workforce-ready candidates in high-demand fields on day one.
Code Black Tech Learning Pathways
When you learn with Code Black Tech, you’ll choose from one of our three career pathways: IT Administrative Help, Software Development, or Cybersecurity. Read on for more and see which pathway might be the right one for you!
Our Learning Pathways.
Our graduates choose from three learning pathways with recommended courses designed to align with high-demand roles:
IT Administrative Help (The Helper)
- Always the one people call when something breaks? Turn that skill into a career as the person brings tech support skills into business, healthcare, education, and beyond.
- You’ll master the technology that powers modern workplaces — from spreadsheets, databases, and documents to project management tools, CRMs, AI‑powered office systems, and streamlined workflows.
- This career pathway is ideal for people who are organized, detail-oriented, collaborative, like to help solve problems, and not easily frustrated.
- Jobs in this career pathway might include Administrative Assistant, Project Manager, Network Support Technician, CRM Specialist, and Help Desk roles.
- Starting salaries typically range from $50,000 – $70,000*.
Software Development (The Builder)
- Are you someone who enjoys solving problems, building things from scratch, or has an eye for design? Software development is where ideas become a digital reality.
- You’ll learn to write code, build websites and apps, and use artificial intelligence tools that are transforming the way we work and graduate with a portfolio that gets you noticed.
- This career pathway is ideal for creatives and problem-solvers who love making things — such as apps, tools, or automations.
- Jobs in this career pathway might include Junior Software Developer, Web Developer, App Developer, and Automation Engineer.
- Starting salaries typically range from $70,000 – $85,000*.
Cybersecurity (The Investigator)
- Do you like solving problems, finding patterns and figuring out how things work? Cybersecurity specialists protect systems, data, and people and are the detectives of the digital world.
- You’ll learn how to set up computers, manage networks, and keep systems safe from online threats. No prior experience required — we train you from the ground up.
- This career pathway is ideal for people who are curious, detail oriented, persistent, analytical, and value security and keeping people safe.
- Jobs in this career pathway might include IT Support Specialist, Network Technician, Cybersecurity Analyst, and Systems Administrator.
- Starting salaries typically range from $90,000 – $120,000*.
Code Black Tech Course Descriptions
IT Technician, Network Engineering, Administrative Technology, AI Prompt Engineering
AI Prompt Engineering, Software Development 1, Software Development 2, Administrative Technology
IT Technician, Network Engineering, Security+, GRC
Network Engineering, Security+, GRC, AI Prompt Engineering
The Code Black Difference
- Hands-On Labs & Projects: Students have experience working through real-world simulations and solution finding. You’re not just learning theory, you are taught how to apply the learning where it matters most at work.
- Soft Skills Training: Our curriculum also includes communication, teamwork, problem solving, professionalism adaptability, reliability, and customer service to support you in your tech career.
- Portfolio Building: You’ll leave with actual work products to show employers to demonstrate your skills.
Are you Code Black Tech Instructor Material?
Our mission is to close the digital divide by training, mentoring, and connecting underrepresented talent with meaningful tech careers while helping employers solve critical hiring needs.
Still have questions? We are here to support you.
Contact Executive Director, David Pollock, at dpollock@codeblacktech.org for more information about becoming a Code Black Tech student.