Udacity is an online resource where users can enroll in different paid tech programs designed to teach skills critical in today’s digital workforce. The company began as an experimental online “Introduction to Artificial Intelligence” course, created by Stanford instructors, Sebastian Thurn and Peter Norvig and offered to everyone for free. Today, the company’s paid courses are now structured through partnerships with other leading technology companies in order to stay up-to-date on how technology is impacting different industries globally.
Presently, there are over two hundred industry experts who have partnered with Udacity to develop content, which includes topics such as Artificial Intelligence, autonomous systems, data science, programming and cloud computing. Udacity prides itself on maintaining strong engagement with its students by offering them 24/7 mentoring throughout their studies. This student first approach even goes beyond the classroom, as career team members will continue relations with their graduates well into their new jobs. To date, the company has over 100,000 graduates from its different programs.