https://pressroom.prlog.org/TheTechAcademy/ About The Tech Academy - The Tech Academy offers a Software Developer Boot Camp to train well-rounded junior developers and help them get tech jobs! https://www.prlog.org/12722665-the-tech-academy-and-concordia-university-partner-to-offer-cis-minor.html The Tech Academy is excited to announce the expansion of our partnership with Concordia University to offer a Computer Information Systems (CIS) Minor for Concordia students.Mon, 06 Aug 2018 22:08:12 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12721469-the-tech-academys-cirr-outcome-reporting.html Deciding to continue your education is a big decision, and one that requires a large investment of both time and money.Mon, 30 Jul 2018 23:12:11 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12716159-the-tech-academy-denver-campus.html Even though we're only half way through the year, 2018 has been a year of considerable growth for The Tech Academy.Thu, 28 Jun 2018 01:21:02 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12712209-the-tech-academy-grand-re-opening-event.html The Tech Academy is hosting a Grand Re-Opening celebration on Thursday, June 14 from 5:30 to 8:30 PM after completing renovations on our courseroom, event space, and offices! We've completely updated our space and almost doubled our square footage.Wed, 06 Jun 2018 00:26:38 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12688912-learn-to-code-in-hours-book-launch.html The Tech Academy has released three instructional coding books in the Technology Basics book series, in addition to the Technology Basics Dictionary.Fri, 26 Jan 2018 23:15:19 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12687582-technology-basics-dictionary-book-release.html The Tech Academy has released a Technology Basics Dictionary, written by co-founders Jack Stanley and Erik Gross, that defines technology terms in a way that anyone can understand.Fri, 19 Jan 2018 23:14:50 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12684078-the-tech-academy-seattle-grand-opening.html The Tech Academy is holding a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of our second location in Seattle, WA on Monday, January 8 from 12 pm - 2 pm.Fri, 29 Dec 2017 23:13:50 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12674657-the-tech-academy-top-10-of-switchuporgs-top-coding-bootcamps-of-2017-list.html We're excited to announce that The Tech Academy has been named in the Top 10 of SwitchUp.org's 'Top Coding Bootcamps of 2017' list — Ranking #1 in both Portland and Seattle! Switchup is the best online resource for coding bootcamps, data science,...Fri, 03 Nov 2017 17:51:20 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12671462-the-tech-academy-is-launching-coding-basics-book-series.html We all have to interact with technology - and for many of us our jobs depend on it. Gone are the days of computers not being 'your thing'.Wed, 18 Oct 2017 19:46:47 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12670117-curriculum-updates-at-the-tech-academy.html With the rapid growth of technology comes a difficult task for schools — keeping education on par with industry. This can be a difficult task for traditional education institutions but is where trade schools and boot camps have an advantage.Wed, 18 Oct 2017 19:38:29 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12667796-the-tech-academy-is-joining-cirr.html The Tech Academy is very excited to announce its provisional membership in the Council on Integrity in Results Reporting (CIRR)! The CIRR is an organization dedicated to "clear, simple, validated reporting" to ensure students have accurate knowledge to...Fri, 29 Sep 2017 23:47:11 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12661380-the-tech-academy-is-partnering-with-concordia.html The Tech Academy is excited to announce a new partnership with Concordia University! With the rapid growth of technology and its impact on industry, it's becoming increasingly more important for professionals to have a basic understanding of technology...Tue, 29 Aug 2017 21:39:33 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12658374-introducing-the-tech-academy-podcast.html While many people are drawn to tech because of the boundless opportunities and everyday "magic" that comes with it, what we find most fascinating are the people behind the machines.Mon, 14 Aug 2017 18:50:48 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12637013-best-practices-of-successful-programming-students.html We've had many students come through The Tech Academy over the years, and after a while you begin to see a common thread in students that find success with relative ease.Mon, 01 May 2017 22:10:52 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12634399-the-tech-academy-at-portland-tech-jobs-tour.html The Tech Academy is excited to announce that we have become Event Partners of the Portland Tech Jobs Tour, happening April 27th at Coopers Hall.Wed, 19 Apr 2017 22:11:13 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12630124-expanding-outreach-at-the-tech-academy.html Through working at The Tech Academy, we encounter people who come from many different experience levels. One of the most common things we see is that people who are new to tech struggle with becoming involved in the community.Thu, 30 Mar 2017 17:28:58 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12628343-free-2-day-python-course-at-the-tech-academy.html Something I'm sure we can all agree upon is that education of any kind is a big financial and time commitment — even coding boot camps like The Tech Academy.Thu, 23 Mar 2017 00:26:31 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12623447-tech-talk-featuring-rick-turoczy-of-silicon-florist.html This Friday The Tech Academy is excited to be hosting Rick Turoczy as this week's Tech Talk speaker. The Tech Talk will be held Friday, March 3rd in The Tech Academy classroom beginning at 1pm.Wed, 01 Mar 2017 18:39:29 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12621568-the-tech-academy-has-partnered-with-skills-fund-to-help-students-finance-their-education.html Access to education is paramount in any field. While doing our best to keep our program affordable and accessible, there is only so much we can do alone. We've found a solution.Wed, 22 Feb 2017 00:43:28 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12620215-promoting-diversity-at-the-tech-academy-making-sure-everyone-has-seat-at-the-table.html An important question we've been asked a lot lately, and one we often ask ourselves as a company, is what are we doing to promote diversity at The Tech Academy? This is a significant and relevant question today, especially for educational organizations,..Thu, 16 Feb 2017 22:48:38 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12618060-text-based-horror-the-tech-academy-live-project.html Part of what sets our curriculum apart from many other coding boot camps is our Live Project course.Mon, 06 Feb 2017 19:23:06 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12616605-tech-talk-on-security-with-dr-brent-wilson.html In our most recent Tech Talk, we were lucky to have Dr. Brent Wilson of George Fox University discussing the important topic of security. In a "defense against the dark arts" lecture, Dr.Mon, 30 Jan 2017 21:06:18 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12615204-dan-linns-tech-talk-on-imposter-syndrome-at-the-tech-academy.html This Friday, as every Friday, The Tech Academy was delighted to have speaker Dan Linn, founder of HelloWorld Devs, come for a Tech Talk.Tue, 24 Jan 2017 02:16:20 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12613671-megan-bigelow-pdxwit-co-founder-at-the-tech-academy.html Last Friday the 13th, The Tech Academy was lucky enough to have President and Co-Founder of PDX Women in Tech (PDXWIT), Megan Bigelow as their Tech Talk speaker.Tue, 17 Jan 2017 00:24:29 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12611796-megan-bigelow-pdx-women-in-tech-co-founder-to-speak-at-the-tech-academy.html The Tech Academy is excited to announce Megan Bigelow, Board President & Co-Founder of PDX Women In Tech, as their Tech Talk speaker Friday, January 13th.Sat, 07 Jan 2017 00:42:24 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12605297-tech-talk-with-it-motives-recruiter.html The Tech Academy's weekly Tech Talk will be held this Friday at 1 pm, with guest speaker Nick Laullin. Nick Laullin is a Technical Recruiter with IT Motives.Thu, 01 Dec 2016 20:54:43 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12603692-the-tech-academy-is-hosting-pigsquad-talent-talk-dec-20th.html The Tech Academy is hosting a PIGSquad (Portland Indie Gaming Squad) Talent Talk at the Tech Academy December 20th.Thu, 24 Nov 2016 00:12:55 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12602365-tech-academys-job-placement-helps-land-gig-developing-autonomous-cars.html At The Tech Academy, the very last course in our curriculum is our Job Placement Course.Thu, 17 Nov 2016 20:39:29 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12600144-scott-hanselmans-tech-academy-tech-talk-in-review.html Last Friday, The Tech Academy was lucky enough to host Scott Hanselman at our weekly Tech Talk.Tue, 08 Nov 2016 19:34:19 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12598636-scott-hanselman-to-speak-at-the-tech-academys-tech-talk-this-friday-nov-4th-1-pm.html We are excited announce Scott Hanselman as our guest speaker for this week's Tech Talk! The event will be held this Friday November 4th at 1 PM in The Tech Academy classroom.Tue, 01 Nov 2016 23:06:13 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12597664-the-tech-academy-graduate-started-with-150k-salary.html According to Earnest, the average student made $45,000 a year before enrolling in coding school, but afterward, the average starting salary for graduates was between $60,000 and $80,000.Fri, 28 Oct 2016 01:49:04 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12594154-the-tech-academy-hosts-its-first-social-night.html The Tech Academy will host a networking event this Tuesday where participants will give a 30-second pitch about themselves.Fri, 14 Oct 2016 00:56:49 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12592321-the-tech-academys-revamp-will-boost-students-productivity.html The Tech Academy plans to revamp its classroom for the sake of boosting student's productivity.Thu, 06 Oct 2016 05:16:24 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12590244-the-tech-academy-invites-women-to-global-day-of-coderetreat.html The Tech Academy and PDXWIT partner up to host a coderetreat in Portland, Oregon in honor of Global Day of Coderetreat.Tue, 27 Sep 2016 21:46:07 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12588477-should-computer-coding-fulfill-foreign-language-credits.html Tech Academy students say computer coding should fulfill a school's foreign language credit.Tue, 20 Sep 2016 23:17:22 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12585647-the-tech-academys-first-techcrawl.html For the first time, The Tech Academy will be one of  The Technology Association of Oregon's TechCrawl stops on September 8, 2016. The Tech Academy will be showcasing their classrooms to attendees while serving snacks and refreshments.Fri, 09 Sep 2016 00:18:58 GMT