Training learners and equipping job seekers with skills to prepare them for careers of today and tomorrow

Build Carolina offers a suite of programs designed to help you start your career in South Carolina’s tech ecosystem. Our goal is to help remove as many barriers to entry as possible, so it doesn’t matter who you are or where you grew up, you can access the skills and support needed to break into tech.

Explorers

Brand new to the world of technology? Interested in learning more before diving into a course? Here are a few places to start:

Check out the Explorer track on SC Codes
Join one of our Meetup groups and attend an upcoming event

Career changers

You’ve done the homework, you've talked with folks in the industry, and you’re ready to make a career change. Here are a few places to start:

Check out the front-end or back-end certification pathways on SC Codes (self-paced).
Apply for Carolina Code School’s web development certificate (full-time).

Upskillers

Do you already have some software development experience and are interested in learning new skills or languages? Look no further.

Check out the upskiller track on SC Codes, where you can find a host of modules on languages from React to Ruby on Rails.

Job seekers

Already have technical skills (certificate, degree, self-taught), but need a boost getting your foot in the door with that first development job? Start here:

Apply for our paid, registered apprenticeship program for software engineering, Develop Carolina (rolling applications)