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Last month, the halls of the Minnesota State Capitol were buzzing with excitement as students, educators, and industry leaders gathered for STEM Day at the Capitol! The event provided an incredible opportunity to highlight the…

Tell me a bit about yourself and how you ventured into the tech field. I’m a software engineering professional with 6 years of industry experience at companies like: Nextdoor, Microsoft & Lyft. I took the…

We had the chance to connect with Tamir Rice, a student in our second Software Engineering Bootcamp cohort, known as the Pathfinders. She shared insights about her journey to our program and her aspirations for…

Last month, our team had the privilege of attending the Annual Tech Talent Conference hosted by the Minnesota Technology Association. The event provided an incredible platform for collaboration, where industry leaders, organizations, and changemakers came…

We’re thrilled to announce that our inaugural cohort of software engineers has successfully graduated from our full stack coding bootcamp and completed their apprenticeships in summer 2024. Approximately half of our talented graduates have already…

We’re excited to enter the second year of our full-stack coding bootcamp as our new Pathfinders cohort begins their journey this fall! This three-year program is funded by the American Rescue Plan Act through the…

Fouziah Ahmed, a recent graduate from our coding bootcamp has landed her first tech role! Fouziah and nine other classmates completed the bootcamp this past February and began their apprenticeship with our partner organization, Software…

As the school year kicks off and our summer programs wrap up, we’re excited to send our students off with all their newly gained tech knowledge! Our summer programs in Rochester and St. Cloud served…

At AIM Academy, the Annual Student STEM Showcase is a celebration of creativity, innovation, and academic achievement. This evening provides a platform for students to present their end of year STEM project presentations to families,…

NVF has recently participated in events hosted by Comcast and MDE where we engaged with local organizations, delving into collaborative efforts concerning computer science initiatives and gaining a deeper understanding of the challenge of digital…