SAN FRANCISCO -- Looking for a career change, Ken Shimizu decided he wanted to be a software developer, but he didn't want to go back to college to study computer science. Instead, he quit his job and ...

Twenty-six-year-old Blisha Magar is one of 20 refugees working away in a classroom during a free computer coding boot camp called Refcode. The program, led by software engineers, teaches refugees tech ...

Coding boot camps once looked like the golden ticket to an economically secure future. But as that promise fades, what should you do? By Sarah Kessler When Florencio Rendon was laid off from his third ...

It seemed like a match made in heaven. Dominican University of California needed something fresh. The college wanted to offer students a hands-on learning experience in a lucrative tech field blooming ...

Andrea Graziosi, who lives in California’s East Bay area, was one of 167 students enrolled in a Dominican University-Make School partnership when Make School closed suddenly in July 2021. Credit: ...

However, while some large companies are catching on, boot camp grads are still more likely to be hired by startups, says April Wensel, founder of Compassionate Coding, a consultancy whose services ...

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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - Scholarships are available for people to participate in a computer coding boot camp that could lead to a high paying job in software development. SLO Cal Careers is offering ...

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SAN FRANCISCO — Looking for a career change, Ken Shimizu decided he wanted to be a software developer, but he didn't want to go back to college to study computer science. Instead, he quit his job and ...