CHICAGO
We provide the training and tools to jumpstart a life-long profession.
ABOUT CHICAGO
Since 1999, i.c.stars has been identifying, training, and jump-starting technology careers for Chicago-area low-income young adults who, although lacking access to education and employment, demonstrate extraordinary potential for success in the business world and for impact in their communities.
OUR SUCCESS
i.c.stars works with a variety of partners in Chicago, including community based organizations such as Metropolitan Family Services, CPS – Office of Alternative Education, Austin Coming Together, Goodwill Englewood, and Juvenile Justice Center. Anchored in the tech industry, additional partners include Women Tech Founders, Black Tech Mecca, ARA (Attract Retain Advance Women in Technology), Chicago Innovation Awards, and corporate partners such as Accenture, Paylocity, CIBC, Salesforce among many others.
An i.c.stars Chicago graduate who works as a senior automation engineer at a Fortune 100 company described his i.c.stars experience as the reason for where he is today. “I’m going to VMWorld next week to present an open source PowerShell module. That would not have been possible without [i.c.stars project sponsor] TTX – the rigorous project not only required us to write our own database but also to write our own server side scripts as well as the front end stuff. My career in infrastructure is primarily because of that project.”
Learn to code. Launch a career.
We provide the training and tools to jumpstart a life-long profession.
Develop software. Develop yourself.
Grow leadership and teamwork skills while working with tech industry leaders.
We’re more than tech support. We support your dreams.
We wrap you with two years of support and coaching to achieve your goals.
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My training through i.c.stars has changed my life in ways I never dreamed of.
READY TO LEARN MORE?
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EVENTS
i.c.stars |* TechBash 2023 Tuesday, November 14th, 2023 5:30 PM VIP Reception | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Event Fremont, Chicago, IL PURCHASE EVENT TICKET - $250 . . . Join i.c.stars for a star studded end of year celebration including i.c.stars alumni, VIPs, and sponsors! VIP Hosts to be announced soon. [...]
i.c.stars |* iOpener Innovation Conference 2023 Thursday, August 24th, 2023 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower, Chicago, IL Purchase Single Conference Pass . . . Join i.c.stars for the 2023 iOpener Innovation Conference focused on the theme: IT and Technology Departments Leading as Innovation Centers Listen to engaging [...]
PAST EVENTS
i.c.stars |* iOpener Innovation Conference 2023 Thursday, August 24th, 2023 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower, Chicago, IL Purchase Single Conference Pass . . . Join i.c.stars for the 2023 iOpener Innovation Conference focused on the theme: IT and Technology Departments Leading as Innovation Centers Listen to engaging [...]
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