Maryville University and LaunchCode Partner to Bring Hands-On AI Training to St. Louis

Maryville University of St. Louis and LaunchCode have established a new partnership to deliver in-person AI training across the St. Louis region. Under the agreement, LaunchCode will provide its online technology-education curriculum, and Maryville will convert that curriculum into in-person instructional experiences delivered by its own faculty and subject matter experts.

The partnership combines LaunchCode's decade-plus track record of free, accessible tech education with Maryville's instructional capacity, facilities, and student support infrastructure. Maryville will manage scheduling, registration, and day-to-day program operations, while LaunchCode contributes curriculum access and updates, with the option to provide a volunteer teaching assistant drawn from its own graduates to help facilitate sessions alongside Maryville instructors.

The collaboration broadens access to AI upskilling in the St. Louis area at a moment when employers across the region are working to adopt AI tools while protecting and growing their tech workforce.

In-person trainings begin August 1, 2026. Companies interested in scheduling AI training sessions for their teams can contact Arren Romeril, Maryville University at [email protected] to learn more and reserve a session.

"​Our regional workforce needs real ​AI skills, not just AI awareness. LaunchCode's partnership with Maryville brings hands-on AI learning access to St. Louis."

- Dan Shipp, President, Maryville University

"This represents the type of collaboration we seek to help the region prosper. AI is here, but AI adoption has not yet fully taken hold. Together, with LaunchCode online and Maryville on the ground, we have a scalable approach."

- Michael Palmer, AI Innovator in Residence, Maryville University

"Anyone willing to work​ hard​ should have access to great jobs. Intelligent automation is creating tectonic shifts in talent pipelines and education, and this partnership helps us meet ​those shifts​​ ​ head-on."

- Gabe Lozano, CEO, LaunchCode

"​​Every major technology shift: electricity, automobiles, computers created more jobs than it displaced. But each one required a different kind of worker. AI will be no different. LaunchCode is ensuring that St. Louis is a market leader in building that new workforce.​​​​ ​​"

- Drew Winship, Chief Strategy Officer, LaunchCode Foundation

About Maryville University

Founded in 1872, Maryville University is a comprehensive and nationally ranked private institution with an enrollment of well over 9,000 students. Maryville offers over 90 degrees at the undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels, as well as several certificates that align with the undergraduate and graduate education levels. Maryville is recognized as the third fastest-growing private university in the United States by The Chronicle of Higher Education, serving students from 50 states and 56 countries. More than 50,000 Maryville alumni globally, many of whom work and live in the St. Louis region.

About LaunchCode

The ​​LaunchCode Foundation ​ is a St. Louis-based nonprofit founded in 2013 that builds pathways into technology careers through free training and paid apprenticeships, helping close the tech-talent gap for learners who have not traditionally had access to the field. ​In 2026, LaunchCode launched Hire Human, a free AI workforce-training and job-placement program that equips job seekers with practical, hands-on AI skills and connects them directly with employers ready to hire. ​