Eleven Fifty Academy

Eleven Fifty Academy won the Talent Impact Award during TechPoint’s 23rd annual Mira Awards gala honoring the best of tech in Indiana.  Indianapolis-based Eleven Fifty Academy was created to change the economic trajectory of low-income, less educated or underemployed adults and their families by increasing post-secondary educational attainment and employability. With community and employer partners, […]

Deloitte Global predicts that large global technology firms, on average, will reach nearly 33 percent overall female representation in their workforces in 2022, up slightly more than 2 percentage points from 2019. That increase, though small, represents notable progress. Moving the needle is difficult, and even aggressive campaigns to recruit, hire, retain, and promote women have […]

Twenty-two students shared in prize money from the 2021 TechPoint Summer Opportunities for Skills (S.O.S. Challenge) but competition organizers say every participant came out a winner. “It’s wonderful seeing how this crazy idea born out of a crisis just a year ago has turned into a powerful platform for pre-internship students to develop valuable skills, […]

Have you ever thought about changing your career but the cost was a deterrent? Enhancing your professional prowess does not have to require a hefty price tag. The hardest part of changing a career should be determining what you are passionate about. Some people discover what they want to do when they grow up as […]

This is another installment in our “3 Questions” series contributed by subject matter experts throughout the tech community in Indiana. This series takes complex tech topics and explains them in easy-to-understand ways without the dense jargon so every reader can learn a little bit more about our industry. The good news is that companies are […]

The Community Impact Award celebrates mission-driven people or organizations that have helped to push our tech community forward—the impact makers of the year. Whether it’s through a corporation, an agency, a social enterprise, or through grit and determination as an individual, these inspiring champions have made a difference for all of us.

When Eleven Fifty Academy first opened its doors in 2014, its mission was to bridge the growing technology skills gap in Indiana by providing immersive training for coders of all skill levels and to do so as a nonprofit organization.

“I’ve watched some Udemy online course videos, but I couldn’t get the instructor’s code to work so I gave up.” If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard that, I’d have more than a pocketful of nickels. Learning to code is a marathon, not a sprint, and you should know what you’re getting […]