Fellows SERVED
of 2024 Braven Graduates from SJSU earned a strong first job within 6 months of graduation (compared to 45% of peers nationwide)
of Fellows at SJSU graduate on time
Silicon Valley is a hub of discovery and innovation, and there is an opportunity to ensure more young people have access to its strong job opportunities.
Braven has a long history in the region; our very first college partnership was with San José State University (SJSU) in 2014. And, in 2024, we launched our second partnership with San Francisco State University.
We’re proud to partner with SJSU and SF State to empower students to find a clear path to a strong first job, economic mobility, and the career of their dreams.
San José State University became Braven’s founding college partner in 2014. A group of associate deans and faculty at the university were eager to do even more to expand opportunity on their campus, particularly for students from low-income backgrounds, students of color, students who had transferred, and first-generation college students. Since then, we have partnered with the university to offer the Braven experience to 1,961 undergraduates. SJSU offers Braven’s Career Accelerator course as a 3-unit, credit-bearing course that meets once weekly in a hybrid modality.
San Francisco State University (SF State) and Braven launched our partnership in Fall 2024. SF State takes pride in providing its students with a clear path to strong jobs or entry into graduate school. Together, we share the same vision and look forward to working in deep partnership to help students achieve upward mobility. In our inaugural year, 2024-25, Braven served 600 students. SF State offers the Accelerator as a 3-credit bearing course that meets once weekly in a hybrid modality. SF State is Braven’s second partner in the Bay and our second in the California State University (CSU) System.
Eligibility: Open to all undergraduate years; ideal sophomore, juniors, and new transfer students
Course Description
The SF State & Braven Career Accelerator is a 3 credit course open to all majors; that is ideal for sophomores, juniors and new transfer students. Starting with registration for Spring 2025, advisors will add the SF State & Braven Accelerator course to the shopping cart for sophomores and new transfer students. Students who enroll will:
AU220 also counts as a major elective within Family, Interiors, Nutrition & Apparel; Public Health; and General Business.
Course Section
AU220: SF State & Braven Career Accelerator is hybrid, and students can enroll in either the Tuesdays 4:00-6:00 pm PT (2 sections available) or or Wednesday 5:00-7:00 pm PT. You can add this course via MySFSU.
Hybrid: Mainly virtual, with two in-person, on-campus sessions in the semester
For more information or questions about AU220: SF State & Braven Career Accelerator, please reach out to career-accelerator@sfsu.edu
Eligibility:
Open to all undergraduate & graduate students; preferably sophomore, juniors, and first-year transfer students
Course Description
This 3-credit course prepares students with the essential skills, networks, and confidence to land internships, jobs, and prepare for grad school. In this course, you’ll:
Course Section
SSCI 101 Leadership and Career Accelerator course is hybrid, and meets only on Tuesdays (hybrid) from 6:00-8:45 pm PT or Thursdays (hybrid) from 3:00-5:45 pm PT. You can add this course via MySJSU.
Learning Outcomes By the end of the course, students should be able to:
UNIVERSITY PARTNERS
San José State University
EMPLOYER PARTNERS
LEAD
($250K+ and programmatic support)
Deloitte
Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women
LinkedIn
NBA Foundation
Salesforce
ANCHOR
($100K+ and programmatic support)
Adobe
ServiceNow
KEYSTONE
($25K+ and programmatic support)
Atlassian
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance
Blackbaud
CIBC Bank USA
PwC
UBS
Western Digital
INNOVATION
($5K+ & programmatic support)
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance
Blackbaud
PwC
UBS
Western Digital
IMPACT
(<$5K and/or programmatic support)
Cisco
Denali Therapeutics
DreamCatchers
Hall Capital Partners
Johnson & Johnson
Wipfli
Workday
Arrow Impact
College Futures Foundation
Deloitte Foundation
Franklin and Catherine Johnson Foundation
Give Forward Foundation
Grace & Steve Voorhis
Greenbridge Family Foundation
Leslie Family Foundation
MR Macgill
Michelle Boyers
Peery Foundation
Sergey Brin Family Foundation
Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2)
Sobrato Family Foundation
Stupski Foundation
Tammy & Bill Crown
Tipping Point Community
