Mission
ZIP CODE WILMINGTON IS A NONPROFIT CODING TRAINING PROGRAM WITH THE MISSION OF HELPING WILMINGTON, DELAWARE COMPETE GLOBALLY FOR GOOD-PAYING JOBS IN TECHNOLOGY. THE ZIP CODE WILMINGTON PROGRAM IS COMPRISED OF A SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING SCHOOL AND A JOB PLACEMENT PROGRAM. STUDENTS SPEND 12 WEEKS LEARNING THE FOUNDATION NEEDED TO SUCCEED IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, AND SELECTED GRADUATES MOVE DIRECTLY INTO FULL-TIME JOBS AND PAID 26-WEEK APPRENTICESHIPS AT AREA CORPORATIONS UPON GRADUATION. AS OF DECEMBER 2023, ZIP CODE WILMINGTON GRADUATED NEARLY 700 STUDENTS DURING ITS 8 YEARS OF OPERATIONS IN THE MOST RECENT AUDITED REPORTING PERIOD, 73% OF JAVA SOFTWARE GRADUATES AND 75% OF DATA ENGINEERING & ANALYTICS GRADUATES SECURED JOB PLACEMENT WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF COMPLETING THEIR TRAINING AND RECEIVED ANNUAL EARNINGS AVERAGING OVER 83,000 PER YEAR IN THEIR NEW ROLES.