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About Techtonica

Location: San Francisco

Techtonica is a nonprofit that provides free tech training, living and childcare stipends, laptops, and job placement and job search support to women and non-binary adults with low incomes in the U.S.

Techtonica's full-time software engineering program... Read More

Entry to the Techtonica program is competitive — applicants should be interested, resilient, independent, inclusive, collaborative, respectful, curious, and logical. They should also ask thoughtful questions, follow instructions, give and receive feedback professionally, and have a growth mindset. Applicants must be a woman or non-binary adult, digitally literate, and earn less than the amount specified in their location and situation on the MIT Living Wage Calculator in annual household income. Please contact Techtonica for program information and how to apply.

Courses

Apprenticeship

Cost: Free
Locations: San Francisco
In-person Only
Course Description:

During the Techtonica Apprenticeship, students will learn full stack JavaScript, project management, UI/UX design, and data analysis. Accepted applicants will receive six months of free, full-time tech training with living stipends and laptops.

Subjects:
CSS, HTML, JavaScript, UX Design

Techtonica Reviews

Average Ratings (All Programs)

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4.72/5 (18 reviews)

Rachel Greenwood
Software Engineer | Graduated: 2023

12/19/2023

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"One of the Best Decisions I've Ever Made"

I found Techtonica by chance while trying to teach myself to code. I could tell from the very start in the weekly pre-application study groups how much the staff actually cares about and supports its students, and that care and support continues throughout... Read More

Anonymous
Software Engineer In Training | Graduated: 2022

12/19/2022

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"Techtonica Helped Me Change My Own Life"

I was in my last year of undergraduate studies and was dreading my degree. I enjoyed learning and loved what I was studying, but I knew I could not sustain a life doing so. When I stumbled across Techtonica solely by chance, it was an absolute gamechanger.... Read More

Anonymous
Software Engineer Apprentice | Graduated: 2022

12/19/2022

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"One of the greatest experiences of my life!"

Techtonica has changed my life. I applied for the program looking for guidance and support in my journey of learning to code and getting a job in tech. There are so many resources available online, and I felt overwhelmed because I wasn't sure what to... Read More

Harneet Kaur
Software Engineer Co-Op | Graduated: 2022

12/19/2022

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"Best decision to join Techtonica!"

I had an amazing time at Techtonica. Techtonica really cares about its cohort members and made sure that I am doing well. Getting feedbacks regularly really helped me to keep track of my progress and provided me with goals I needed to work on. Working... Read More

Ruth Irvin
Software Engineer in Training | Graduated: 2022

12/19/2022

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"Invaluable skillset acquired"

Techtonica never stopped giving from the pre-applicant phase study groups to the full PERN stack to the soft skills necessary to thrive in the tech environment. While there are occasionally outdated items in the curriculum, there's a never-ending set... Read More

Anonymous
Software Engineer in Training | Graduated: 2022

8/16/2022

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"Good experience"

My time with Techtonica was a good experience overall. If you are a women or non-binary individual I can not think of another program with the benefits at the same level as Techtonica. You get six months to learn and understand what it means to work in... Read More

Lex
Software Engineer | Graduated: 2022

8/9/2022

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"An awesome journey that I already miss."

Techtonica was a difficult but amazing journey. You learn A LOT because Techtonica not only teaches you a full stack (PERN: Postgres, Express, React and Nodejs) but you also learn how to work in a tech environment by learning how to communicate, learning... Read More

Anonymous
Software Engineer | Graduated: 2022

8/2/2022

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"The best experience I could've asked for!"

Techtonica was an awesome experience! While it was very challenging and sometimes I had major impostor syndrome, it is set up in a way to really help participants work through challenges and be successful. The staff is awesome and always make themselves... Read More

Claribel
Software Engineer | Graduated: 2022

7/25/2022

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"An opportunity that can't be missed!"

Being a part of Techtonica has changed my life. I gave up coding 2 years ago because I wasn't making any progress and then last year in 2021 I decided to give it another chance and came across Techtonica. I now have built full-stack apps within 6 months,... Read More

Anonymous
Software engineer | Graduated: 2022

7/23/2022

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"Life changer"

This program is intense but beautiful. I went in expecting to of course learn Javascript, but came out with so much more. We learned the PERN stack, how to collaborate with others, how to work with github, the terminal being ur friend and not your foe,... Read More

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