The Best Buy Teen Tech Center presented by Sony will have computers, cameras and a recording studio.
Best Buy Teen Tech Centers
Best Buy is growing its network of after-school tech programs for teens by adding four new locations in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota.
That makes for 15 Best Buy Teen Tech Centers across the United States. The free centers are open year-round and give underserved teens hands-on access to the latest technology.
The new Minnesota Teen Tech Centers are located at:
- Brian Coyle Center (Minneapolis)
- Hope Community (Minneapolis)
- Keystone Community Services (St. Paul)
- YMCA (Downtown St. Paul)
They join the existing Teen Tech Center at the Minneapolis Central Library, which has been operating since January 2013.
The opening of new Teen Tech Centers in 2017 will lead to a network of 20 across the U.S.
- Best Buy issues call-for-entries to open nine new Teen Tech Centers in 2017, expanding national network to 20 locations in challenged urban communities
- Year-round training will reach thousands more underserved teens, helping them leverage technology for a wide variety of future career paths
- Accelerated outreach effort addresses projections that 77 percent of all jobs will require tech skills in coming decade
Minneapolis, Dec. 13, 2016 – More of the nation’s underserved teens will have access to free technology tools and training as Best Buy today announces plans to add nine new Best Buy Teen Tech Centers to its year-round support network in 2017.
Two of Best Buy’s hallmark community relations programs are celebrating milestones in 2016. The Best Buy Teen Tech Center network will grow to 12 locations, and Geek Squad Academy will celebrate its 10th year.