Tech Night Out

Emergent Campus is a rural innovation and workforce-development nonprofit dedicated to expanding economic opportunity in Southern Colorado. We repurpose historic school buildings into vibrant hubs that provide coworking space, business support, professional development, and hands-on learning opportunities for students and adults. Through partnerships with local schools, community colleges, industry leaders, and statewide tech organizations, we deliver career pathways, training programs, entrepreneurial support, and job-placement initiatives designed to keep talent local. Our mission is to empower rural communities by connecting people, skills, and employers—creating sustainable, future-focused workforce and economic growth. Emergent Campus provides a wide variety of programming, including, STEM Club, Women in Tech Network, Professional Development, Business and technical internships (high school and community college), Mastermind Startup Coaching, Business Incubation, Matchmaker (connecting qualified candidates with employers). Emergent Campus Florence is located in the Historic Florence High School. a 2024 Colorado State Historic Preservation award winner.