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HACK THE COAST
FEB 20-21, 2026
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Join Hack the Coast, a multidisciplinary hackathon open to all majors and skill levels across Southern California. Whether you're a designer, storyteller, coder, or visionary, you'll team up to build projects and solve real-world problems. No technical background is required, just bring your unique perspective and a passion for innovation!
48 HOURS TO SOLVE
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Join Southern California’s most inclusive innovation challenge, open to all majors and skill levels from across the region. Whether you're a designer, storyteller, coder, or visionary, you'll team up to solve real-world problems through creativity and collaboration. No tech experience is required—just bring your passion for building and pitching something amazing!
Event Schedule
2015-2017
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2011-2014
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2007-2010
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Workshops
AI-Enhanced Coding
Learn pro tips to use AI for rapid debugging and architecture. Master the workflows that help you work smarter and accelerate your career development.
GitHub
Stop fearing merge conflicts and start collaborating like a pro. Master the essential branching and team workflows used by industry experts to build and ship.
And more...!
Discover more sessions designed to sharpen your technical skills. From school projects to your future career, we’re providing tools you need to succeed!
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We are hosting Hack The Coast to provide students with an opportunity to collaborate, innovate, and gain real-world experience in tech and problem-solving. It is a multi-disciplinary hackathon/case study (open to Computer Science to Business to Sociology majors) with problem statements provided by corporations for products and solutions including but not limited to code-based products.
Donations will be used for food (lunch and dinner), prizes, tech costs (e.g., licensing, cloud), and motivational swag.
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