My experience as a young female student in the NPower California Tech Fundamentals program has been incredibly empowering. As the program also serves military veterans and their spouses, my class consists of a diverse group of students and has enhanced my awareness of the importance of diversity in all environments. I feel honored to have this opportunity to share how transformative this experience has been so far.

One of the great opportunities at NPower is the site visits and campus tours that we take as a class. My favorite site visit to date was visiting the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The breathtaking view from the facility overlooked the North Bay Area and captured the incredible Golden Gate Bridge, Bay Bridge, and the quaint town of Berkeley in one shot. Observing the facility staff in action from behind a yellow glass was also a great highlight. The tour guides made the content and history of their line of work relevant, engaging, and easy to understand. The staff’s presentation on the available career opportunities and the mock interview demonstration was very uplifting. It was reassuring to know that NPower provides these amazing resources to their students.