It’s a trend that’s not slowing down: going to a “coding boot camp” in order to
land a job in technology.
Industry statistics show 22-thousand people graduated from these 3-7 month computer programming courses in the U.S. in 2017 — and that number is expected to grow this year.
US Correspondent Mary MacCarthy reports:
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Industry statistics show 22-thousand people graduated from these 3-7 month computer programming courses in the U.S. in 2017 — and that number is expected to grow this year.
US Correspondent Mary MacCarthy reports:
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VO1: Emily Freeman says going to computer coding school was the best decision she ever made.
Soundbite - Emily Freeman, Coding academy graduate
“I have a Bachelor’s degree in political science. I would happily trade that for my code school certificate.”
VO2: Freeman was a freelance writer and a new mom when she decided she wanted a career change.
VO3: So she moved across the U.S. to enroll in a coding academy in Denver, called the Turing School.
Soundbite - Emily Freeman, Coding academy graduate
“I personally doubled my salary, after I went to code school. So it’s absolutely a great investment in yourself.”
VO4: The schools are not cheap… Tuition is generally between 15 and 30-thousand dollars, for progams lasting between 3 and 7 months.
VO5: But with most graduates landing well-paid jobs immediately, the schools argue the tuition is a wise investment.
Bruce Batky, Founder of Skill Distillery
“The projections are that there are shortages of up to anywhere from a few hundred to over 500-thousand developers short, for programmers, in the marketplace. So there’s extremely high demand.”
VO6: Brucy Batky founded a coding school in Denver called Skill Distillery.
VO7: He was already running similar programs in-house for large companies that wanted to train their own employees.
Bruce Batky, Founder of Skill Distillery
“Companies were having a hard time finding skilled programmers. So what they would do is hire employers who were close in the skill set. We would do custom programs on site to fill that gap. It was kind of a miniature boot camp on site at a corporation - we took that and brought it to the public.”
V08: Skill Distillery and Turing, the school that Emily Freeman attended, are two of SEVEN coding academies in the Denver region…
VO9: And nationwide there are now close to 100 of the establishments.
VO10: Freeman says her only word of caution to prospective students is: do your research to find the best fit for you.
Soundbite - Emily Freeman
“Visit the school, talk to the staff and teachers. You’re looking for people who have the skills to teach you, but who also have a belief in you as a person as a professional. To guide you through the process. Because it is intense.”
VO1: Emily Freeman says going to computer coding school was the best decision she ever made.
Soundbite - Emily Freeman, Coding academy graduate
“I have a Bachelor’s degree in political science. I would happily trade that for my code school certificate.”
VO2: Freeman was a freelance writer and a new mom when she decided she wanted a career change.
VO3: So she moved across the U.S. to enroll in a coding academy in Denver, called the Turing School.
Soundbite - Emily Freeman, Coding academy graduate
“I personally doubled my salary, after I went to code school. So it’s absolutely a great investment in yourself.”
VO4: The schools are not cheap… Tuition is generally between 15 and 30-thousand dollars, for progams lasting between 3 and 7 months.
VO5: But with most graduates landing well-paid jobs immediately, the schools argue the tuition is a wise investment.
Bruce Batky, Founder of Skill Distillery
“The projections are that there are shortages of up to anywhere from a few hundred to over 500-thousand developers short, for programmers, in the marketplace. So there’s extremely high demand.”
VO6: Brucy Batky founded a coding school in Denver called Skill Distillery.
VO7: He was already running similar programs in-house for large companies that wanted to train their own employees.
Bruce Batky, Founder of Skill Distillery
“Companies were having a hard time finding skilled programmers. So what they would do is hire employers who were close in the skill set. We would do custom programs on site to fill that gap. It was kind of a miniature boot camp on site at a corporation - we took that and brought it to the public.”
V08: Skill Distillery and Turing, the school that Emily Freeman attended, are two of SEVEN coding academies in the Denver region…
VO9: And nationwide there are now close to 100 of the establishments.
VO10: Freeman says her only word of caution to prospective students is: do your research to find the best fit for you.
Soundbite - Emily Freeman
“Visit the school, talk to the staff and teachers. You’re looking for people who have the skills to teach you, but who also have a belief in you as a person as a professional. To guide you through the process. Because it is intense.”
V011: Hard work and an intense program that was more than
worthwhile - when Freeman graduated she had four job offers, and says she's now
in a position she loves as a developer advocate.
I’m Mary MacCarthy in Denver.