Helping overlooked and underserved students launch their careers in tech
Mentors in Tech (MinT)
What we do
Mentors in Tech is a comprehensive and personalized career focused mentorship program that helps overlooked and underserved students majoring in computer science, data science, AI, and cyber security at smaller, less well known, accessible and affordable universities and community college baccalaureate programs navigate and launch their careers through:
- Personal, high touch, and structured yearlong industry mentorship.
- Industry mentor led open source projects in powered by CodeDay.
- Partner employer recruiting events and support services that help employers hire our students.
Since 2020, MinT has served 1,100 students.
75%+ of MinT program graduates accept a tech role within 6 months after graduation with an average salary of $95,000.
MinT helps 50% more students land jobs in half the time. MinT alumni in tech roles on average earns ~$4 million more in their lifetime than their previous occupations.
MinT provides accessible pathways to the middle class for students with unique strengths, previous work experiences, and a wide range of lived backgrounds. The majority of students we serve are those especially the furthest away from opportunities in tech and where economic mobility has the most impact on their lives.
MinT is a 2023 Geekwire Give Back Award winner, and our work has been featured by the Clayton Christensen Institute, Microsoft Alumni News, and Community College Baccalaureate Association.
ACM SIGCSE 2024: Industry Mentoring and Internship Experiences at a Community College Baccalaureate Program in Software Development.
Hire our students
MinT works with partner colleges in WA, CA, and NY and their 4-year bachelor CS programs. We have a large tech student talent pool that can meet a wide range of needs and many different types of roles in tech.
We have a tailored tech recruiting service that will partner with you every step of the recruiting process and help you find the talent that your organization is looking for.
Partner with us on student capstone projects
The MinT industry / open source capstone project is a low cost, low overhead, high impact alternative / complementary program to traditional summer internships for employers interested in working with overlooked nontraditional tech students from small colleges on a project managed by MinT staff and college faculty.
Through the projects, companies will be able to discover the unique strengths and abilities of our students.
Partner colleges and organizations
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