Ada Developers Academy

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Ada Developers Academy is a year-long intensive school in software development for women with no previous professional experience in computer programming. The program is tuition-free, and students can apply for a low-interest microloan to meet living expenses during the year. The program is divided into 7 months of classroom instruction and a 5-month paid internship with a Seattle tech company. The first seven months in the classroom focuses on [Ruby](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/ruby), [Ruby on Rails](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/ruby-on-rails), JavaScript, HTML and CSS, and computer science fundamentals. The last five months is an internship placement.