Newsroom

Year Up empowers motivated young adults to achieve career and academic success. And that's always great news.

NBC News' Jacob Ward takes an in-depth look at the "Year Up" program that is helping students without college degrees get jobs in the tech industry. View the story on NBC News
Year Up celebrates 20-Year Anniversary and 30,000 students served with virtual event on "Powering the Movement." Read the press release

Featured news

Gaining Skills Virtually to Close the Inequality Gap

By Steve Lohr | Jun 7, 2020

NEW YORK TIMES

Read more

Featured news

Inside the program helping students without college degrees secure jobs in tech

By Jacob Ward | Jan 1, 2021

NBC News' Jacob ward takes an in-depth look at the "Year up" program that is helping students without college degrees get jobs in the tech industry

Read more

Featured news

How the pandemic is propelling demand for short-term college programs

By Hari Sreenivasan | Jan 26, 2021

PBS NEWSHOUR

Read more

Featured news

Why Bank of America's top tech exec partners with a non-profit training program to recruit diverse talent for Wall Street jobs

By Anita Ramaswamy | May 26, 2021

Business Insider’s Anita Ramaswamy explores the behind-the-scenes of how

Read more

Featured news

Top employers like JPMorgan, Bank of America seeking talent beyond just college graduates: Year Up CEO

By Max Zahn with Andy Serwer | Apr 7, 2021

JPMorgan Chase (JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon on Wednesday said 

Read more

In The News

How the pandemic is propelling demand for short-term college programs

By Hari Sreenivasan | Jan 26, 2021

PBS NEWSHOUR
See more

Inside the program helping students without college degrees secure jobs in tech

By Jacob Ward | Jan 1, 2021

NBC News' Jacob ward takes an in-depth look at the "Year up" program that is helping students without college degrees get jobs in the tech industry
See more

Year Up Aims to Tackle U.S. Racial Wealth Gap

By Julia Chatterley | Jun 12, 2020

CNN
See more

Gaining Skills Virtually to Close the Inequality Gap

By Steve Lohr | Jun 7, 2020

NEW YORK TIMES
See more

As black jobless rate soars, Year Up and partners Merck, Amazon and others offer career development

By Sharon Epperson | Jun 5, 2020

CNBC
See more

Job training program aims to close racial economic divide

By Sharon Epperson | Jun 4, 2020

CNBC
See more

Press Releases

Year Up Founder and CEO Named a Glassdoor Top CEO in 2021

Jun 16, 2021

Workforce Development Nonprofit Year Up Names Ellen McClain as New Chief Operating Officer

May 24, 2021

Year Up Announces Significant, Sustained Earnings Gains for Young Adults in Five-Year Study

May 5, 2021

Year Up Raises $7 Million in Virtual Event Celebrating 20-Year Anniversary and 30,000 Students Served

May 2, 2021

Year Up Announces New Partnership with NBCUniversal to Provide More Young Adults with Pathways to Meaningful Careers

Mar 23, 2021