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The study argues that CUNY is uniquely positioned to scale equitable access to technology careers, detailing current capacity gaps in training, hiring by major tech firms, internship participation, and limited career counseling resources. 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Researched and written by Sarah Amandolare with Eli Dvorkin.  \nEdited by Eli Dvorkin, Jonathan Bowles, and Charlotte Crowe. Additional research by Melissa Lent, Charles Shaviro, Michael Vassallo, and Samuel Cano.  \nDesigned by Stislow Design.  \nCenter for an Urban Future (CUF) is a leading New York City-based think tank that generates smart and sustainable public policies to reduce inequality, increase economic mobility, and grow the economy.  \nThis study was made possible by Amazon. Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking.  \nGeneral operating support for the Center for an Urban Future has been provided by The Clark Foundation, the Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation, and the Altman Foundation.  \nCUF Staff & Board  \nEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jonathan Bowles  \nEDITORIAL & POLICY DIRECTOR Eli Dvorkin  \nEVENTS AND OPERATIONS MANAGER Stephanie Arevalo  \nEDITOR  \nCharlotte Crowe  \nRESEARCH AND MULTIMEDIA SPECIALIST Melissa Lent  \nDATA RESEARCHER Charles Shaviro  \nBOARD OF DIRECTORS Gifford Miller (Chairman)  \nMargaret Anadu Jonathan Bowles Michael Connor Russell Dubner Garnesha Ezediaro Lisa Gomez  \nJalak Jobanputra Kyle Kimball  \nKaty Knight Jessie Lazarus David Lebenstein Eric S. Lee Monisha Nariani Max Neukirchen Andrew Reicher John Siegal Thomas Vecchione  \nTable of Contents  \nHarnessing CUNY as a Launchpad into Tech Careers  \nBuilding NYC’s Future Tech Workforce  ................................ 1  \nThe Case for CUNY: Why City Leaders Should Redouble Efforts to Leverage CUNY as a Launchpad into Tech Careers  ................... 12  \nToward Tech Career Success: Overcoming the Key Obstacles to Better Postgraduate Outcomes in Tech  ............................ 14  \nA Portrait of NYC’s Aspiring Tech Workforce:  \nSix CUNY Graduates Share Their Stories  ............................. 24  \nKey Programs and Initiatives That NYC Should Scale Up  ................ 28  \nRecommendations: How to Unlock CUNY’s Full Potential and Build a More Inclusive Tech Sector  .............................. 36  \nHARNESSING CUNY AS A LAUNCHPAD INTO TECH CAREERS  \nBuilding NYC’s Future Tech Workforce  \nNEW YORK CITY’S FAST-GROWING TECH SECTOR HAS BECOME THE CITY’S MOST CONSISTENT SOURCE of new middle- and high-wage jobs. But even as demand for tech talent surges, New Yorkers of color remain strikingly underrepresented among the city’s tech workforce. As city leaders consider options for expanding access to the well-paying jobs powering the city’s economic future, there is no institution better positioned to accelerate these efforts than the City University of New York (CUNY) .  \nAlthough the city is home to a number of well-regarded nonprofit tech training programs, only CUNY has the capacity to help New Yorkers from underrepresented populations prepare for technology careers at scale. Training providers such as Per Scholas, Pursuit, and The Knowledge House serve anywhere from a few dozen to a few hundred New Yorkers each year—meeting only a fraction of the opportunity that exists today to expand access to the tech sector. By comparison, CUNY graduates more than 9,000 students annually with science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) degrees, including nearly 4,000 students with technology degrees.1 Among all CUNY students enrolled in STEM programs, approximately half are Black and/or Hispanic, and roughly 71 percent of all CUNY students come from households earning less than $40,000 per year.2  \nUnfortunately, New York has only begun to harness CUNY’s remarkable potential to serve as the city’s largest and most equitable springboard into technology careers.  \nToday, most tech companies in the city employ few if any CUNY grads. An analysis of data from the so","cbCaiuSrCB8tXiO6","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuSrCB8tXiO6","pdf",1026187,45,"English","# Building NYC’s Future Tech Workforce\n# The Case for CUNY: Why City Leaders Should Redouble Efforts to Leverage CUNY as a Launchpad into Tech Careers\n# Toward Tech Career Success: Overcoming the Key Obstacles to Better Postgraduate Outcomes in Tech\n# A Portrait of NYC’s Aspiring Tech Workforce: Six CUNY Graduates Share Their Stories\n# Key Programs and Initiatives That NYC Should Scale Up\n# Recommendations: How to Unlock CUNY’s Full Potential and Build a More Inclusive Tech Sector","[{\"question\":\"Why does the report focus on CUNY as a launchpad for tech careers?\",\"answer\":\"The report states that CUNY has the capacity to prepare underrepresented New Yorkers for technology careers at scale, including large STEM enrollment and significant representation from Black and Hispanic students.\"},{\"question\":\"What evidence does the report cite about limited CUNY representation in tech companies?\",\"answer\":\"It notes that fewer than 0.3% of employees at the city’s largest technology firms are affiliated with CUNY, and that only a limited number of tech companies actively recruit entry-level candidates from CUNY campuses.\"},{\"question\":\"What obstacles to tech career success does the report highlight?\",\"answer\":\"The report points to internship scarcity and competition, with just 10% of CUNY students reporting a paid internship, along with capacity constraints such as limited career counseling at many CUNY colleges.\"}]","Harnessing CUNY as a Launchpad into Tech Careers | PDF",1792044563,113]