BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF or BDPA Foundation) is a 501(c)3 non-profit charity, founded in 1992 to support the education and technical programs of Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA).
BETF recognizes that to close the gap of computer and technology literacy, minority youth must participate and compete in today’s digital economy. We want students from historically disadvantaged communities to learn advanced computer science and community responsibility from any of the BDPA chapters located around the nation.
About BETF
In 1986, we began developing high school youth for future entrance into the IT industry through the Student Information Technology Education & Scholarship (SITES) program. Annually, we train up to 900 of these students in after-school computer camps on the latest computer and Internet website developing languages as well as the much-needed industry knowledge and presentation skills.
In addition to the computer camps, we encourage each of the BDPA chapters to bring 5-person teams to the annual BDPA Technology Conference to demonstrate the skills they have learned. We are very proud of the alumni from this annual program.
Scholarship Winners
Throughout the year, local chapters conduct SITES (Student Information Technology Education and Scholarships) training programs for youth in their communities. The programs are designed to expose the youth to computers and give them the expertise to develop web applications. After competition in regional competitions, each BDPA chapter is able to send 3-5 students to the National Conference and Compete Nationally. BDPA would like to congratulate this years winners!
Scholarship Program
We established our scholarship program to stimulate the interest of young people in the fields of science and technology, areas where youth from under-served communities are seriously underrepresented. Our scholarships assist students in obtaining degrees from accredited institutions of high learning in the fields of computer science, mathematics and information technology related field.
OUR SPONSORS
BETF Corporate Sponsors
High School Coding Competition (HSCC) Winners
Information Technology Showcase Winners
“Entrepreneurship: From Idea To Launch” Pitch Competition
