Programs
Youth Design Center (YDC) offers a rigorous pre-apprenticeship curriculum coupled with opportunities for development as independent thinkers through our creative agency. We’ve prepared young people to excel at your company. We seek to create mutually beneficial outcomes for our alumni and your company.
STATS
We’re transforming (diversifying) the landscape of the Tech and Design Industries.
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Creative Alumni
$52K+
Paid to apprentices
$142k+
In swag gifted to participants
Creative apprentice
Program
Is a multi-year program with three defined tiers: Exposure, Immersion, and Experience. Participants of the Exposure program are introduced to Graphic Design, Digital Media, and 3D Design/Architecture disciplines. In the second tier is an Immersive Pre-Apprenticeship which takes a deeper dive into more advanced skills within our three studios.
Once participants have completed at least 3 Immersion courses, they are eligible to participate in the third tier of the program, Experience. Apprentices at this stage are eligible for internship and job placement opportunities through our Design Without Limits program.
YDC EDU
WITH YDC EDU, WE WORK FOR YOU.
This community-to-community offering leverages our expertise in education and project-based learning to bring a culturally responsive curriculum to the community that you work with, however you define community.
Tech Camp
3-Week summer tech camp with Youth Design Center + America On Tech
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
Overview: Applications are now open for our 3-week coding boot camp, which will cover the fundamentals of web design and development, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Apple Creative Studios
Free online sessions that inspire hands-on creativity in photography, art, design, coding, music, and more. Brought to you by Apple.
Workshops
From Adobe Illustrator to Autodesk Autocad, we’ve got you covered. The Workshops bring industry leading expertise to you.
TEAM
Youth Design Center Staff running the training programs
Brittany Bellinger
Program Director
Ivi Lewis
Success Manager
Eloy Ortega
Director, Digital Media
Muhammad Floyd
Digital Media Mentor
