Hi Ben! We started teaching web development some 11-12 years ago. I joined the team 11 years ago, when I was 24 and when web developers were mostly self-taught. There simply weren't too many college programs that focused on creating digital products or they were only just starting out.
Over here (in Belgium/Europe) there's a distinction between university (CS being 4-5 years) and college programs which are called professional bachelor degrees and take up 3 years. I figure this is pretty much the same in the US/Canada? Students who study with us do so for three years and they are submerged and trained in a mixture of design-development-business skills.
Most students go through the whole program, but we do allow other students to sign up for individual courses as well. Most often, the latter are students who already work in e.g. architecture, interior design, IT, marketing, ... and have warm feelings towards learning how to design and create digital products. The oldest student I had in class was around 55-60 but most of them are 18-25.
Over here (in Belgium/Europe) there's a distinction between university (CS being 4-5 years) and college programs which are called professional bachelor degrees and take up 3 years.
Cool, yeah, we have the same concepts but college and university are pretty interchangeable. And "junior college" or "community college" refers to the latter.
It's all a matter of finding ways to con kids out of 45k per year over here. I'm sure that must have played a role in muddying the distinction.
Do folks typically find work after graduating or do they move onto other education?
Yeah the 45K a year is somewhat over the top isn't it? Here, education is subsidized and costs around 1K or less a year. That's probably also one of the reasons why students don't feel rushed to complete their studies in three years. I wonder if charging 45K a year has an effect on student motivation ;).
Many of our students have a job or job offer before they graduate, often as a result of their internship. There's a lot of demand for young graduates who can do a proper job. I would say that +90% has a job within three months after graduating.
Only a handful choose to continue their education after graduation.
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How long has web dev been a topic at your college? Is it part of CS or a course for any student?
Hi Ben! We started teaching web development some 11-12 years ago. I joined the team 11 years ago, when I was 24 and when web developers were mostly self-taught. There simply weren't too many college programs that focused on creating digital products or they were only just starting out.
Over here (in Belgium/Europe) there's a distinction between university (CS being 4-5 years) and college programs which are called professional bachelor degrees and take up 3 years. I figure this is pretty much the same in the US/Canada? Students who study with us do so for three years and they are submerged and trained in a mixture of design-development-business skills.
Most students go through the whole program, but we do allow other students to sign up for individual courses as well. Most often, the latter are students who already work in e.g. architecture, interior design, IT, marketing, ... and have warm feelings towards learning how to design and create digital products. The oldest student I had in class was around 55-60 but most of them are 18-25.
Cool, yeah, we have the same concepts but college and university are pretty interchangeable. And "junior college" or "community college" refers to the latter.
It's all a matter of finding ways to con kids out of 45k per year over here. I'm sure that must have played a role in muddying the distinction.
Do folks typically find work after graduating or do they move onto other education?
Yeah the 45K a year is somewhat over the top isn't it? Here, education is subsidized and costs around 1K or less a year. That's probably also one of the reasons why students don't feel rushed to complete their studies in three years. I wonder if charging 45K a year has an effect on student motivation ;).
Many of our students have a job or job offer before they graduate, often as a result of their internship. There's a lot of demand for young graduates who can do a proper job. I would say that +90% has a job within three months after graduating.
Only a handful choose to continue their education after graduation.