Per Scholas

Opening doors and creating a more diverse tech sector.

Per Scholas opens doors for individuals from often overlooked communities to access transformative technology careers. Per Scholas collaborates with businesses to design industry- and job-specific courses based on employers’ technological needs. Highly motivated students receive technology skills training and professional development and earn industry-recognized certifications. Per Scholas leverages its network of employers to match graduates to jobs in the tech sector.

Talent is ubiquitous, opportunity is not. Boston is known for being a tech hub, a place of innovation, a thriving tech economy with ample jobs. Yet, many Boston residents were not seeing a pathway into these careers for themselves. To address this inequity, GreenLight selected Per Scholas and supported their expansion to Greater Boston.

True to their mission, Per Scholas is effectively changing the face of the tech sector. Participants of color, women and individuals with non-traditional education pathways are afforded opportunities through their program. Per Scholas boasts high graduation and employment rates, with starting wages that are often three times higher than their pre-training wage.

Per Scholas creates real opportunities for Boston area residents to build better lives for themselves and their families, create generational change for many, and diversify the tech sector for the better.