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Build real skills.
Ship real projects.
Earn while you learn.

Code2College trains underrepresented high school and college students for careers in tech. HireWheel is where you showcase your skills, get matched with real employer projects, and build a portfolio that opens doors.

3,000+Students trained
500+Interns placed
40+Employer partners
Code2College students at work
Code2College mentor reviewing code with a student
Active internship Paid · mentored
AI skill match Strong
Frontend · React / Flask · Data fluent

Why students choose HireWheel

One profile. Every part of your tech career.

From coursework through your first paid internship, HireWheel keeps everything you have built in one place.

Rigorous training, real proof

Every Code2College course you complete shows up on your HireWheel profile. Employers see exactly what you have built and the languages you can ship in.

AI skill analysis

Your work is analyzed continuously by our skill engine. Strengths surface automatically. Gaps turn into specific suggestions for the next thing to learn.

Skill badges that travel

Earn badges as you ship projects and clear assessments. Add them to your profile, your resume, and your LinkedIn. Employers know exactly what each one means.

How it works

From sign up to shipping in four steps.

Click any step on the left to see what it looks like inside HireWheel.

Your journey · Step 01 Build your profile
NameYou
SchoolYour high school or college
LanguagesPython · JavaScript · SQL
InterestsWeb · Data · AI
Create your profile
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New badge earned

Intro to Python · Full credit, mentor reviewed

+1
Course modules completed
Project milestone shipped
Mentor review pending
C2C
You have a new match

Frontend website build · paid · 1 week

Match
Skills align with the project brief
You are available this week
Accept to start
Milestone 1✓ Done
Milestone 2✓ Done
Milestone 3In review
PaymentReleased on accept
Portfolio piece, locked in

Linked to your HireWheel profile forever

Done

What you can do here

Real work, paid work, real growth.

Pick the path that fits where you are right now. You can pursue more than one.

Build your portfolio

Take on small employer projects. Ship a real site or feature in about a week. Walk away with code you own and a portfolio piece that explains itself.

Land a corporate internship

Get vetted by HireWheel, then interview with companies like Atlassian, Indeed, and Silicon Labs. Paid, mentored, the kind that turns into a first job.

Train and certify

Move through Code2College coursework right inside HireWheel. Every module you complete updates your skill profile and earns badges.

Get an AI skill report

Hit Level 3 and unlock a continuously updated AI report on your strengths, your growth areas, and where to focus next. Share it with employers in one click.

Outcomes, not output

You are building toward a real career.

Our graduates are at Atlassian, Indeed, Silicon Labs, Cirrus Logic, BigCommerce, and dozens more. The work starts here.

Code2College workshop

Code2College workshop · Austin, TX

3,000+
underrepresented students trained through Code2College
500+
interns placed into paid technical roles
40+
corporate partners hiring HireWheel talent

HireWheel is the workforce platform of Code2College. Every project funds the next cohort.

Ready when you are

Build the skills. Ship the work.

Create your HireWheel profile in under five minutes. The next badge, the next project, and the next internship all flow from there.

Create your profile I already have an account

Questions? Email zachary@code2college.org.