Our Story

Since 2014, we have been providing skills-based education for people who want better opportunities and are willing to learn in-demand skills to achieve them.

While members of the Claim Academy team come from diverse backgrounds and ethnicities, we look to our core values to unite us in our mission.

Our Mission

is to change people’s lives.

Our Purpose

is to provide a skill based technology education program that meets the needs of employers for in-demand roles.

Our Passion

is to educate people in a short time without the financial burden.

{Together We Can Change Your Life}

Be the Lion

  • Strength
  • Fearless
  • Proud
  • Loyal to tribe
  • Strive for the very best
  • Embody excellence
  • Curious 
  • Hungry for more

Be Selfless

  • Committed
  • Invest in others
  • Takes ownership
  • Integrity
  • Humility
  • Supportive

Be a Thinker

  • Seek out solutions 
  • Driven
  • Innovative
  • Thinks ahead
  • See opportunities
  • Act quickly

Results Matter

  • Aim for something
  • Work for the collective good
  • Be responsible for something
  • Aim for outcomes
  • Accountability

Be the Lion

  • Strength
  • Fearless
  • Proud
  • Loyal to tribe
  • Strive for the very best
  • Embody excellence
  • Curious 
  • Hungry for more

Be Selfless

  • Committed
  • Invest in others
  • Takes ownership
  • Integrity
  • Humility
  • Supportive

Be a Thinker

  • Seek out solutions 
  • Driven
  • Innovative
  • Thinks ahead
  • See opportunities
  • Act quickly

Results Matter

  • Aim for something
  • Work for the collective good
  • Be responsible for something
  • Aim for outcomes
  • Accountability

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Our Founder

Claim Academy was created in 2014. Our mission is to change the lives of people at any phase in their career. We are an accredited software development bootcamp that teaches students relevant technical skills through project based learning, has an extensive alumni network and provides exceptional job support. We are constantly adapting our curriculum to meet the needs of employers so that upon graduation our students are workforce ready. Students can study a variety of full-stack development topics in as little as 12 weeks including Java, C#/.Net, Javascript, and Cybersecurity. Upon graduation students receive a certificate and transferable college credits and many find jobs by or before graduation.

Our founder, Ola Ayeni, originally relocated to St. Louis as an Arch Grant recipient for another start-up. He struggled to find local developers with the necessary skills to help work on his website and application. The lack of entry-level developers inspired Ola to shrink the discrepancy between the high demand for software engineers and the local talent available. By starting Claim Academy he brought his passion for business to focus on changing people’s lives by providing them a way to get much desired technical training.