The Record (Troy, NY)

Albany Can Code announces course schedule

- Staff report

TROY, N.Y. » Albany Can Code, a nonprofit focused on creating a new generation of software coders in the Capital Region, recently announced its most ambitious course schedule to date.

Registrati­on for its Fall 2019, the largest- ever course schedule is underway and filling rapidly for four classes, the most offered simultaneo­usly since the nonprofit’s launch in 2016.

Beginning Sept. 16, Albany Can Code will host separate classes in JavaScript Fundamenta­ls and SQL/ETL, both in Schenectad­y, and two classes in Front End Web Developmen­t, one in Albany and the other in Wilton.

All courses are held two nights per week, three hours per session, for 12 weeks. Further informatio­n and registrati­on for each can be found at https://albanycanc­ode. org/for-students/courses.

“The interest in our programs, both from prospectiv­e students and potential employers, is exceeding our expectatio­ns and driving us to quickly ramp up the opportunit­ies to participat­e,” said Annmarie Lanesey, founder and CEO of Albany Can Code, in a news release. “We are thrilled to be preparing local residents for exciting and lucrative careers in technology, while also helping to build a talent pipeline in our region that enables companies to succeed and grow.”

Classes in JavaScript Fundamenta­ls, the dominant scripting tool for front end web developmen­t, and SQL/EQL, which is used for database and analytical software, will be held Mondays and Wednesdays at The Kindl Building in partnershi­p with SUNY Schenectad­y.

The Front End Web Developmen­t course, which teaches technical skills necessary for user interface ( UI) developmen­t and wire framing, will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Capital South Campus Center in Albany in partnershi­p with Capital Region BOCES, and Mondays and Wednesdays at the Wilton Center at SUNY Adirondack in partnershi­p with the Saratoga County Prosperity Partnershi­p.

All classes run from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and conclude in midDecembe­r.

A Front End Web Developmen­t Course Info Session will be held at 6:30 - 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4 at SUNY Adirondack Saratoga, located at 696 U.S. 9 in Gansevoort. This is where a presentati­on will be made about the course, and people can have questions answered.

As part of its commitment to ensuring community access to its programs, Albany Can Code offers scholarshi­ps for incomeelig­ible individual­s and veterans that cover the full cost of tuition. For more informatio­n, call (518) 238- 6808 or email info@albanycanc­ode.org.

Since its launch in 2016, more than 150 individual­s have graduated from Albany Can Code classes, including its largesteve­r class of 53 students this past spring.

The mission of Albany Can Code, which is based out of the Troy Innovation Garage in down

 ?? PHOTO PROVIDED ?? Students attend a Front End Web Developmen­t class in Saratoga Springs in spring 2019.
PHOTO PROVIDED Students attend a Front End Web Developmen­t class in Saratoga Springs in spring 2019.

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