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Merit America is proud to partner with the Amazon Career Choice program. Use your Career Choice funding to learn the skills you need to land a tech job in as little as 13 weeks.

Our graduates work for the world’s top tech companies



Learn on your time, from anywhere, while keeping your day job
Your coursework and meetings are online. Live meetings are only 3-5 hours per week. You can complete the coursework in-between shifts, on weekends – whatever works for your life.

Course Calendar
Monday, January 10
Java Development Course
- At Work 8am – 3pm
- Online Class 3pm – 5pm
- Daycare pick-up 5:15pm
- Family Dinner 6pm
- 1:1 Career Coaching 8pm
Work with a team dedicated to your success
Meet regularly with a career coach and squad of your peers to keep you on track. After you graduate, you’ll join a network of hundreds of Merit America grads.



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Michael, Career Coach
How’s your coursework going this week?
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Cora
I’m really struggling with the computer networking module.
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Michael, Career Coach
You’ve got this! Let me connect you with our tech trainer, Mac.
Also, something to look forward to: the job success team will be at squad this week to talk about our employer partners.
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Attending Merit, has not only equipped me with more tools in the tech field, but it has also brought me a network of support.
Michelle | Web Developer

I had difficulties translating my existing IT experience into new job offers. Merit America was the perfect extra support I needed to begin my career.
Alix | Tech Solutions Coordinator

Merit America is invested in helping people succeed not only in their work life, but in life in general.
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I learned a lot of skills I was never taught. The coach meetings gave me the accountability I needed to succeed.
Willie | Tech Support Technician

Merit America has changed so much for me that I couldn’t be more grateful. I’ve felt like I would never get out of the dead end that I was in.
Rey | Marketing Specialist

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Attending Merit, has not only equipped me with more tools in the tech field, but it has also brought me a network of support.
Michelle | Web Developer

I had difficulties translating my existing IT experience into new job offers. Merit America was the perfect extra support I needed to begin my career.
Alix | Tech Solutions Coordinator

Merit America is invested in helping people succeed not only in their work life, but in life in general.
Toya | Tech Consultant

I learned a lot of skills I was never taught. The coach meetings gave me the accountability I needed to succeed.
Willie | Tech Support Technician

Merit America has changed so much for me that I couldn’t be more grateful. I’ve felt like I would never get out of the dead end that I was in.
Rey | Marketing Specialist

Merit America has greatly improved my coding abilities, and my job prospects. My professional skills are much better, including searching for jobs!
Bruce | Engineering Apprentice

Everything I learned in the Merit program, I do at my job.
Rhonda | Help Desk Specialist

Merit America gave me the tools and resources to further my learning in IT.
Akilah | T2 Flex Force

It’s a great program that pushes you to learn everyday. The program is set up to help you succeed.
Vi | Software Engineer

My new career in IT has provided me with opportunities for success that I didn’t have before, and I owe my move into this career to Merit America.
Joshua | IT Support Analyst

I’ve always wanted to learn Java and had looked at options available at community colleges. It was going to cost me more and take longer than Merit.
Elizabeth | Software Engineer

At Merit America, I knew I had people — the Merit team as well as my squad — in my corner pushing me and helping me, no matter how tough it got.
Ebauni | IT Support / Business Analyst

Programs like Merit America give people with great minds a chance to pursue their dreams. To any Merit learner, know that you’re in the right place.
Corey | Cloud Operations Support Associate

Through the program I learned how to effectively pitch myself to an employer, and was given great resources to rework both my resume and cover letter.
Shonneri | Operations & Support

I had no tangible qualifications to put on a resume and couldn’t afford training and exams. Merit provided everything I was looking for.
Yves | IT Helpdesk Technician

Programs like Merit America allow you to open a door that otherwise you would not be able to.
Sandra | Tech Consultant

Attending Merit, has not only equipped me with more tools in the tech field, but it has also brought me a network of support.
Michelle | Web Developer

I had difficulties translating my existing IT experience into new job offers. Merit America was the perfect extra support I needed to begin my career.
Alix | Tech Solutions Coordinator

Merit America is invested in helping people succeed not only in their work life, but in life in general.
Toya | Tech Consultant

I learned a lot of skills I was never taught. The coach meetings gave me the accountability I needed to succeed.
Willie | Tech Support Technician

Merit America has changed so much for me that I couldn’t be more grateful. I’ve felt like I would never get out of the dead end that I was in.
Rey | Marketing Specialist

Merit America has greatly improved my coding abilities, and my job prospects. My professional skills are much better, including searching for jobs!
Bruce | Engineering Apprentice

Everything I learned in the Merit program, I do at my job.
Rhonda | Help Desk Specialist

Merit America gave me the tools and resources to further my learning in IT.
Akilah | T2 Flex Force

It’s a great program that pushes you to learn everyday. The program is set up to help you succeed.
Vi | Software Engineer

My new career in IT has provided me with opportunities for success that I didn’t have before, and I owe my move into this career to Merit America.
Joshua | IT Support Analyst

I’ve always wanted to learn Java and had looked at options available at community colleges. It was going to cost me more and take longer than Merit.
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At Merit America, I knew I had people — the Merit team as well as my squad — in my corner pushing me and helping me, no matter how tough it got.
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Programs like Merit America give people with great minds a chance to pursue their dreams. To any Merit learner, know that you’re in the right place.
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Frequently Asked Questions
If the following FAQs don’t answer your questions, email vouchersubmissions@meritamerica.org.
Career Choice is an educational benefit offered by Amazon to qualified Associates. It covers a significant portion of the costs for approved training and educational programs, with the goal of preparing Associates for skilled careers outside of Amazon.
You can ask your center’s HR leads or login at www.AmazonCareerChoice.com.
Merit America provides a blended learning environment where you will participate in live virtual meetings and complete coursework independently online.
We leverage learning tools such as the widely used digital workplace platforms and software, including: Zoom, Slack, Google Suite, and our customized Merit America Learner Portal.
To be eligible for any of Merit America’s programs, the following must be true:
- You have a high school diploma or GED but no bachelor’s degree.
- Associate degree holders are welcomed.
- Bachelors degree holders are not eligible unless both of the following are true: Bachelors degree was received over 5 years ago and your income over the past 12 months was less than $35,000 due to unemployment or underemployment.
- You do not have a graduate degree.
- You are a fluent English speaker, reader, and writer.
- You are a resident of the U.S. and authorized to work in the U.S.
- You will be seeking full-time employment upon completion of the program.
- You have access to a desktop or laptop computer that can connect to the internet.
Merit America programs are flexible to fit into your busy schedule. In for the Java Development program, you’ll spend about 25 hours in online coursework and 5 hours in sessions with your career coach, technical coach, and squad of your peers.
The sessions are usually after typical business hours, and the coursework can be completed whenever you have free time.
When you join Merit America, there’s a team dedicated to your success.
Your career coach helps you develop the professional skills you need to succeed in the job market, and will work with you to chart your career path.
Your squad is made of a talented people just like you, and you’ll work alongside them to complete coursework and develop projects.
Your technical trainers help you through the tough coursework, and are there to talk through assignments and debug code.
Your job success specialist help you find job opportunities that match your interests and skills. We also have an employer partnerships team that sources jobs directly from employers that are made for Merit America graduates.
We can’t guarantee job placement or salaries, but we do provide you with a structured training curriculum, professional career development, and dedicated job search support. Because of this, the majority of job-seeking graduates are placed in new jobs within three months of graduation.
We can guarantee that you will not pay for this training unless you are placed in a new role more than our Success Sharing Agreements income threshold. You can read more about our Success Sharing Agreement here.
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