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| logo = Ada, the National College for Digital Skills Logo.png
| established = 2016
| fees = free<ref>{{cite web|title=Ada's aims of accessible education|url=https://www.ada.ac.uk/admissions#:~:text=We%20want%20to%20remove%20the%20glass%20ceiling%20for%20women%20and%20individuals%20from%20low%2Dincome%20backgrounds%20in%20the%20tech%20industry.|access-date=10 December 2023|work=Ofsted}}</ref>
| website = {{url|www.ada.ac.uk}}
| lastupdate = 12/01/24
| founder = Mark Smith and Tom Fogden<ref>{{cite web |title=THE ADA STORY HOW WE CAME TO BE |url=https://www.ada.ac.uk/page/?title=The+ADA+Story&pid=46 |website=Ada. National College for Digital Skills |access-date=27 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=How Ada aims to fill Britain's digital skills gap from Tottenham Hale |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/davehillblog/2016/aug/19/how-ada-aims-to-fill-britains-digital-skills-gap-from-tottenham-hale |access-date=27 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Whittaker |first1=Freddie |title=Digital skills duo told to drop Code College title |url=https://feweek.co.uk/2015/01/26/digital-skills-duo-told-to-drop-code-college-title/ |access-date=27 February 2019 |agency=FE Week |date=26 January 2015}}</ref>
| authority = City Of Westminster
| head_label = CEO
| key_people = Mark Campbell, Lazaros Vastazos, Ryan Manning, Neelu Vasishth <ref>{{citation |title=Staff at Ada |url=https://www.ada.ac.uk/people |access-date=12 January 2024}}</ref>
| chair = Tiffany Hall
| principal = Tina Götschi
| address = 1 Sutherland Street
| postcode = SW1V 4LD
| coordinates = 51.4893° N, 0.1473° W
| city = London
| motto = Think. Create. Develop. With Ada.
| enrollment = 176 (2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50038548|title=Ada National College for Digital Skills|access-date=21 March 2023|work=Ofsted}}</ref>
}}
'''Ada, the National College for Digital Skills''' is a small college for [[further education]] in London, England, with a campus in [[Victoria, London|London Victoria]]. It is named after [[Ada Lovelace]] and opened in September 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/davehillblog/2016/aug/19/how-ada-aims-to-fill-britains-digital-skills-gap-from-tottenham-hale|title=How Ada aims to fill Britain's digital skills gap from Tottenham Hale|last=Hill|first=Dave|date=2016-08-19|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-08-01|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Its curriculum is designed with input from founding industry partners such as [[Bank of America Merrill Lynch]], [[Gamesys]], [[IBM]], [[Deloitte]], and [[King (company)|King]]. Their founding education partner is the [[Aldridge Foundation]].<ref name="Editor">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/first-college-of-coding-aims-to-unlock-britains-silicon-skills-rjmptmdlh|title=First college of coding aims to unlock Britain's silicon skills|last=Hurst|first=Greg|access-date=2017-08-01|language=en}}</ref> The Board is chaired by [[Tiffany Margaret Hall|Tiffany Hall]] and [[Martha Lane Fox]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500260642/Martha-Lane-Fox-hopes-digital-skills-college-will-prevent-IT-firms-hiring-same-kinds-of-faces|title=Martha Lane Fox hopes digital skills college will prevent IT firms hiring "same kinds of faces"|work=ComputerWeekly|access-date=2017-08-01|language=en-GB}}</ref> is Ada's Patron.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Green |first=Miranda |date=26 November 2015 |title=Ada Lovelace college invokes spirit of Victorian code pioneer |website=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/469b968e-9392-11e5-bd82-c1fb87bef7af#axzz42UwoDsNt |access-date=2017-08-01}}</ref>
== History ==
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== Provision ==
The College opened its "Hub" campus in [[Tottenham Hale]] in September 2016. Ada's sixth form first took students in September 2016. Each Ada student studies computer science as well as a range of A-levels. Ada's higher and degree level apprenticeship programmes began in 2017. Ada currently offers courses in Software Development, Data Analytics and Tech Consultancy with over 30 employers such as [[Salesforce.com|Salesforce]], [[Google]], [[Sainsbury's]], [[Deloitte]], [[Ernst & Young|EY]] and many more. A degree programme, validated by the [[Open University]], sits at the core of Ada's programmes.
== References ==
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