Growth and Diversity Headline the 2019 Congressional App Challenge
The Congressional App Challenge inspires students to code, engages Members of Congress, and reaches every corner of America. To achieve that goal, the program must ensure that our App Challengers are as diverse as the nation. Not only was the 2019 Congressional App Challenge our largest yet, it was also the most diverse competition in program history.
- 37% of all student participants in 2019 identified as female
- 15% of all student participants in 2019 identified as Hispanic or Latino
- 11% of all student participants in 2019 identified as African-American or Black
- 3% of all student participants in 2019 identified as American Indian, Pacific Islander or Native Alaskan
In the course of four short years, the CAC has achieved what no other initiative has been able to do: it has reached extraordinary levels of urban, suburban, and rural participation while garnering participation from underserved communities at record-setting levels.
In five short years, we have inspired thousands of students nationwide to learn to code. With the support from their Member of Congress, these students have produced apps that address problems locally, nationally, and globally. The numbers don’t lie; each year we have increasing numbers of Congressional hosts and diverse student participants from underrepresented communities. By participating in the App Challenge, whether as a student participant or a Member of Congress, you join a nationwide movement to bring coding skills across the country — from Silicon Valley to Washington DC, from Mississippi to Alaska, and everywhere in between.
The Congressional App Challenge inspires students to code, engages Members of Congress, and reaches every corner of America. To achieve that goal, the program must ensure that our App Challengers are as diverse as the nation. Not only was the 2019 Congressional App Challenge our largest yet, it was also the most diverse competition in program history.
- 37% of all student participants in 2019 identified as female
- 15% of all student participants in 2019 identified as Hispanic or Latino
- 11% of all student participants in 2019 identified as African-American or Black
- 3% of all student participants in 2019 identified as American Indian, Pacific Islander or Native Alaskan
In the course of four short years, the CAC has achieved what no other initiative has been able to do: it has reached extraordinary levels of urban, suburban, and rural participation while garnering participation from underserved communities at record-setting levels.
In five short years, we have inspired thousands of students nationwide to learn to code. With the support from their Member of Congress, these students have produced apps that address problems locally, nationally, and globally. The numbers don’t lie; each year we have increasing numbers of Congressional hosts and diverse student participants from underrepresented communities. By participating in the App Challenge, whether as a student participant or a Member of Congress, you join a nationwide movement to bring coding skills across the country — from Silicon Valley to Washington DC, from Mississippi to Alaska, and everywhere in between.