The tech industry is a trillion-dollar market, dictating future jobs and critical skills. For an economy of this scale, opportunity isn’t just a goal—it’s essential. Urban Arts meets this demand with an innovative, scalable solution for a diverse talent pipeline and real-time economic mobility. As the premier nonprofit organization teaching digital game design as a pathway to college and career, we empower underrepresented students from low-income communities.

At Urban Arts, we’re all about games as education—the power of play—teaching computer science through the art and technology of game development. Students learn creative confidence and high-tech skills, as well as collaboration, leadership and entrepreneurship.

Nationwide, we also support students, teachers, and schools through middle school and high school curricula, professional development and learning (PD and PL), and resources to promote equity in STEAM. Our programs are endorsed by the College Board and supported by the U.S. Department of Education. As computer science is increasingly mandated across the U.S., we are already sharing the skills and approaches needed to thrive in a rapidly advancing digital landscape.