HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) are producing high-caliber computer science/IT students eager to excel in their next job, but firms need help connecting with them. The Urban Institute is partnering with South Carolina State University to build a consortium of South Carolina historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) offering apprenticeship as a career pathway into cybersecurity and information technology. This fact sheet describes the degree-based apprenticeship program where students work at companies and simultaneously complete their education. It also explains the various roles and responsibilities of key players in this program and ways the program could diversify companies’ IT departments and meet their talent needs.