Nonprofit Opens Tech Training Campus In Newark

NEWARK, NJ — National tech training nonprofit Per Scholas recently celebrated the grand opening of a new campus in Newark, with plans to launch 200 people into technology careers over the next three years.

Gov. Phil Murphy was on hand to give the new campus a boost during an event on April 9.

“For too long, New Jersey’s best and brightest have not been able to reach their full potential because of systematic roadblocks,” Murphy said. “My administration is fully committed to making sure that every New Jersey student has the opportunities they need to get ahead by partnering with organizations like Per Scholas to help close the achievement gap.”

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka also lent enthusiastic support for the new campus.

“Newark is undergoing an unprecedented economic expansion” Baraka said. “Businesses large and small require capable employees, particularly in technology jobs in one of the most ‘wired’ cities in America. Per Scholas is enabling Newark residents, some of them economically disadvantaged, to learn skills that will lead to well-paying jobs, careers in the new economy, and economic independence.”

Per Scholas’s new campus is located at 540 Broad Street in the former New Jersey Bell Building. It features three state-of-the-art technical classrooms, and will enroll about 100 students per year, tuition-free, according to a news release.

Newark residents interested in applying for the free technical training offered by Per Scholas can click here to submit an application. The first class kicked-off in March; applications are open for classes that will start on a rolling basis through the year.

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