AI Programs that Prepare College Students for What's Next

SureStart partners with leading universities to equip students with AI fluency and durable skills for an AI-driven future.

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Partnership-Driven AI Programs for
Career-Ready Students

SureStart partners with universities and colleges to design applied AI programs that prepare students for opportunities in an AI-powered future. Our programs go beyond teaching technology, integrating AI with capabilities like problem scoping, teamwork, and communication to equip students with the full spectrum of skills employers seek.

Customized AI Programs

Customized AI Programs

Co-branded or customized programs that align with your institution's brand and academic goals.

Plug-and-Play Curriculum

Plug-and-Play Curriculum

Complete curriculum with instructor guides, ready to integrate into your existing academic structure.

Durable Skill Integration

Durable Skill Integration

Focus on critical thinking, collaboration, and communication alongside technical AI competencies.

Consulting Support

Consulting & Support

Strategic support to build internal AI education capacity or develop external-facing programs.

Professional Network Access

Network Access

Connect students with SureStart's network of industry professionals, career coaches, and near-peer mentors.

Flexible Implementation

Flexible Implementation

Adaptable delivery models: online, hybrid, or in-person to fit your institutional needs and constraints.

Accelerating Student Careers

Our higher education program graduates have secured competitive AI and ML internships at leading technology companies, putting their learning into practice in real-world environments.

AI/ML Internships Won

Microsoft
NASA
Meta
Consumer Reports
Red Hat
Salesforce
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Microsoft
NASA
Meta
Consumer Reports
Red Hat
Salesforce
Linkedin

Higher Ed Program Highlights

PAS4AI Partnership

PAS4AI

CMU • UVA • Penn State

Since 2023, we are part of an exciting collaboration to empower autistic community college students with career-focused AI training, mentorship and interview prep — helping them secure first internships with confidence and readiness.

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6 months
🎯
Industry Training focus
SureStart AI Trailblazers

SureStart AI Trailblazers

Colby College. Maine

Hosted at Colby College, our summer AI intensive guides early college students through the intersection of AI, ethics, and entrepreneurship. Students create innovative projects and explore how AI can drive ethical impact.

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10 weeks
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Tech Entrepreneurship focus
Break Through Tech

Break Through AI

Cornell Tech • NYC

Partnering with Break Through Tech, SureStart supported young women from underserved communities to gain their first AI and data science industry experiences. With technical training, mentorship, and career guidance, 90% secured their first internships in tech.

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18 months
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AI Career Mentorship focus
"SureStart provides a great opportunity for students to develop as AI practitioners, connect with a broad peer network of entrepreneurially minded AI developers, and receive world class mentoring in skills critical to professional success."
Amanda Stent
Director, Davis Institute for AI
"SureStart's curriculum stands out for its rare balance of technical depth and real-world relevance. The speaker series adds another dimension, connecting students with accomplished leaders in tech, entrepreneurship, and academia — turning inspiration into access and possibility."
Richard Kubina Jr.
Director of Research at CentralReach, Professor of Special Education
"Working with SureStart has been an incredibly positive experience. Taniya and the SureStart team not only bring targeted expertise in AI education and technology, but also a bounty of enthusiasm in everything they do."
Jeff Freilich
Program Lead, AI Literacy, MIT Media Lab
"SureStart's top-notch curriculum has enabled our autistic community college students to see the wonder in AI and harness its power for app creation. The lessons they've learned have helped them send them on their journey to a career in AI and tech."
Andrew Begel
Associate Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University

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