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We Bring You to AI
Every summer, Berkeley Coding Academy inspires teens in the Bay Area and beyond with our award-winning Data Science: The AI Journey summer program. Students who have never coded before learn to build and evaluate machine learning models within 3 weeks paving the way toward AI. Berkeley Coding Academy is designed by educators for students, bringing the best of the classroom online with the common ground of coding and embracing the new AI technologies shaping our world. BCA students are not on the receiving end, but the creating end of technology.
We Train Data Scientists
We are not just a coding program. We train students to become practicing data scientists using the NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Sklean, and Keras libraries to analyze big data and make predictions using machine learning models. We are a code-first program with a strong emphasis on machine learning, which is the code behind AI.
We Build Connections
BCA students join an online, supportive community centered around code. We create opportunities for students to connect with each other and with staff during cohort time. BCA students are not sitting at home coding alone. They are front and center with cameras on and are asked to share code, explain work, give presentations, provide feedback, and step forward during collaborative periods like bonus time.
We Teach 1-1
We teach 1-1 classes during the school year to support students who want to go deeper into Data Science, Machine Learning, and AI. We also teach our curriculum 1-1 to new students and move at their pace. 1-1 classes allow us to fulfill our commitment of always providing classes for students who want to keep going or prefer more personalized instruction.
We Offer a Full Curriculum
Our original data science curriculum was designed for teenagers by Corey Wade, an educator and programming author with over 10,000 hours in the classroom. It includes hundreds of 4K videos updated and re-recorded in 2024-2025 with full coding notebooks and slides. Our students gain lifetime access to our Google Drive which includes additional coding guides, project guidelines, lecture notebooks, student resources, and problem sets.
We Keep it Small
The only revenue that Berkeley Coding Academy generates is when families sign up for our programs. We have averaged 40 students per summer from 2020-2024 with slow but steady growth. We are successful thanks to satisfied students and families who share about our program word-of-mouth. Staying small allows us to personally connect with everyone.
Program Ratings
The following chart shows the mean (average) scores out of 5 for different categories rated by our students
We Inspire
It’s been exciting and rewarding to make a difference in so many lives. Our students, staff, and families become empowered. We build off the positive work of each other. We also work within the larger data science community since there is so much value in our content. We are blazing new trails by delivering AI, Machine Learning, and Data Science to the next generation.