By 2020, there will be 1.4 million jobs requiring computer science expertise, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, but only 400,000 computer science graduates will have the skills to fill those roles. Amazon today announced a plan to provide Introductory and Advanced Placement (AP) computer science courses to more than 130 high schools in the New York City area.

Amazon Future Engineer students at Monsignor Scanlan High School in the Bronx, NY

The courses, supported by the company's Amazon Future Engineer program, will take place in schools spread across all five New York City boroughs, including more than 30 schools in Queens, where Amazon plans to open one of its new headquarters.

"We want to help make sure more children across New York City gain the coding skills necessary to have successful careers in many fields," said Jeff Wilke, CEO Amazon worldwide consumer. "We are excited that Amazon Future Engineer will immediately impact more than 130 schools and thousands of students who do not currently have access to computer science education. We will continue to invest in bringing these classes to more schools in New York City and across the U.S."

With Amazon Future Engineer's funding, the New York City high schools will offer Intro to Computer Science and AP Computer Science classes through the New York-based curriculum provider, Edhesive. Amazon's funding provides preparatory lessons, tutorials, and professional development for teachers; fully sequenced and paced digital curriculum for students; and live online support every day of the week for both teachers and students. And, all students participating in this program will receive a free membership to AWS Educate which provides them with free access to computing power in the AWS Cloud for their coding projects and content to learn about cloud computing.

Amazon Future Engineer is a childhood-to-career program designed to encourage more than 10 million children and young adults to explore computer science each year. The program also provides, annually, 100 students with four-year $10,000 scholarships and guaranteed internships to gain work experience.

Amazon Future Engineer is currently accepting applications for its programs, including high school. Interested schools, teachers, parents, and students should apply at www.amazonfutureengineer.com.

The list of New York City high schools is below:

Brooklyn

Abraham Lincoln High School

Academy For Conservation And The Environment

Academy For Young Writers

Academy Of Urban Planning

Bedford Academy High School

Beth Rivka High School

Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology

Brooklyn High School Of The Arts

Brooklyn Lab School

Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School

Brooklyn Prospect Charter School

Brooklyn School for Social Justice

Clara Barton High School

Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School

East Williamsburg Scholars Academy

Edward R Murrow High School

El Puente Academy For Peace And Justice

George Westinghouse High School

High School For Public Service: Heroes Of Tomorrow

International High School At Prospect Heights

James Madison High School

Math Engineering And Science Academy Charter High School

New Utrecht High School

New Visions Chtr Hs-Adv Ma/Sci Iii

Northside Charter High School

Nycdoe - High School Of Enterprise Business & Technology

Science Skills Center High School

St Joseph High School

Summit Academy Charter School

Teachers Preparatory High School

The Brooklyn Academy Of Global Finance

The School For Human Rights

Urban Assembly Institute Of Math And Science For Young Women

Xaverian High School

Yeshivah Of Flatbush Joel Braverman High School

The Bronx

Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy

Bronx Academy For Software Engineering (Base)

Bronx Community High School

Bronx High School For Writing And Communication Arts

Bronx High School Of Science

Bronx International High School

Collegiate Institute For Math And Science

Dr Richard Izquierdo Health And Science Charter School

Gotham Collaborative High School

International School For Liberal Arts

Kappa International High School

Kingsbridge International High School

Monsignor Scanlan High School

Mount St Michael Academy

Ms 223 Laboratory School Of Finance And Technology (The)

New Visions Charter High School For Humanities Ii

Nyc Charter Hs - Aeci

Nycdoe - Morris Academy For Collaborative Studies

Preston High School

Saint Catharine Academy

St Barnabas High School

St Raymond High School For Boys

The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology

The Urban Assembly Bronx Academy Of Letters

Theatre Arts Production Company School

Urban Assembly School For Applied Math And Science

Yabc At Stevenson

Manhattan

Academy For Software Engineering

Baruch College Campus High School

Beacon High School

Calhoun School

City College Academy Of The Arts

Columbia Secondary School

Dominican Academy

East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School

High School For Law & Public Service

High School For Leadership & Public Service

High School Of Arts And Technology

Independence High School

Inwood Early College For Health And Information Technologies

Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis High School

Manhattan High School For Girls

New Heights Academy Charter School

New Visions Chtr Hs-Adv Ma/Sci Ii

Nyc Museum School

Nycdoe - Eagle Academy For Young Men Of Harlem

Nycdoe - Manhattan Center For Science & Mathematics

Pan American International Hs At Elmhurst

Richard R Green High School Of Teaching

The Cathedral School

The Clinton School

University Neighborhood High School

Xavier High School

Queens

Academy Of Finance And Enterprise

Al-Ihsan Academy

Archbishop Molloy High School

East-West School Of International Studies

Energy Tech High School

Epic High School North

Evangel Christian School

Excelsior Preparatory High School

Francis Lewis High School

Frank Sinatra School Of The Arts High School

Grover Cleveland High School

Information Technology High School

John Bowne High School

Martin Van Buren Hs

Monsignor Mcclancy Memorial High School

New Visions Chtr Hs-Adv Ma/Sci Iv

Newtown High School

Nycdoe - Academy For Careers In Television And Film

Nycdoe - Queens High School For The Sciences At York College

Nycdoe - The Scholars' Academy

Nycdoe - Veritas Academy

Queens High School For Information Research And Technology

Queens Metropolitan High School

Queens School Of Inquiry

Richmond Hill High School

Robert F Kennedy Community High School

Robert F Wagner Secondary School For Arts And Technology

St Agnes Academic School

St Demetrios School

St Johns Preparatory School

The Mary Louis Academy

The Renaissance Charter School

The Young Women's Leadership School Of Astoria

The Young Women's Leadership School Of Queens

Thomas A Edison Cte High School

Townsend Harris High School

William Cullen Bryant High School

World Journalism Preparatory: A College Board School

Staten Island

Csi High School For International Studies

Curtis High School

New Dorp High School

Ralph R Mckee Career And Technical Education High School

St Joseph Hill Academy High School

Susan E Wagner High School