Prime Highlights

• Anthropic is placing its Claude large language model at the center of CodePath’s AI-focused courses and career programs.
• The partnership aims to provide students with practical AI development experience and improve access to industry-relevant skills.

Key Facts

• More than 20,000 students across community colleges, state universities, and HBCUs will gain access to the updated curriculum featuring Claude.
• CodePath and Anthropic will also conduct joint research on AI’s impact on coding education and employment, with findings shared publicly.

Background

Anthropic has partnered with CodePath to redesign coding education by placing its Claude large language model at the center of new AI-focused courses and career programs.

The initiative will introduce Claude into key learning tracks, including Foundations of AI Engineering, Applications of AI Engineering and an AI open-source capstone. The goal is to give students practical experience in building with AI tools from the start of their training.

More than 20,000 students across community colleges, state universities and Historically Black Colleges and Universities will gain access to the updated curriculum. CodePath said many of its learners come from low-income families and often lack access to advanced technology and professional networks.

The partnership will help close this gap by teaching AI skills that match industry needs and giving hands-on experience with modern development tools. CodePath will use Claude in classroom projects, coding exercises, and career-prep programs.

CodePath co-founder and CEO Michael Ellison said the collaboration will help students learn faster and give everyone equal access to new technologies. He added that early exposure to AI development can improve job prospects and expand participation in the growing AI economy.

The two organizations will also conduct joint research on how artificial intelligence is changing coding education and employment pathways. The findings will be shared publicly to support broader education and workforce strategies.

The move shows that schools and programs are working to teach AI skills in regular technical courses and train a more diverse group of people for future software and AI jobs.