CTI is a statewide initiative to bring together tech companies, nonprofits and institutions of higher ed to design, develop, implement, and test programming, materials, pathways, and supports to prepare computer science students, particularly students from low-income, first-generation, URM backgrounds, to be competitive for opportunities in and to make significant contributions to the tech industry. CTI operates as an institute within CSU Monterey Bay and is supported by $10M in funding from the 2021 CA state budget.