Microsoft invests in the communities where we operate datacenters, working to help meet the communities’ needs and priorities. Gaby de la Garza, Senior Director of Community Development for Microsoft GDCO Development & Community, explains how the Microsoft Datacenter Academy program helps students become better equipped to fully participate in the digital economy. Also hear from three recent graduates about the opportunities and benefits they gained from the Datacenter Academy program.

For more information about the datacenter academy,  visit the Microsoft Datacenter Academy website. Microsoft provides funding for Datacenter Academy scholarships. See below for a list of partners and locations that offer scholarships:

Asia

Singapore

• Institute of Technical Education (ITE)

Europe

Ireland

• Collinstown Park Community College
• Technical University Blanchardstown Dublin

Netherlands

• Talland College
• Vonk Schagen

Spain

• Fundacion Tomillo

Sweden

• NTI Gymnasiet Lund
• Polhemsskolan Gävle
• Sandviken DCA

North America

• Atlanta Technical College
• Big Bend Community College
• Catawba Valley Community College
• Des Moines Community College
• Palo Alto College
• Estrella Mountain Community College
• Glendale Community College
• Laramie County Community College
• Northern Virginia Datacenter Academy
• Northwest Vista College
• Southern Virginia Higher Education Center
• Southside Virginia Community College
• West Georgia Technical College

South America

Brazil

• Federal Institute of São Paulo