[Jackson, Miss.] Mississippi Coding Academies and DSC Training Academy are pleased to announce their partnership on a new coding campus in South Jackson. The campus, located at 3906 I-55 South Frontage Road, is convenient to potential coders from South Jackson, Hinds County, and the Jackson Metro area’s southern reaches. The downtown and South Jackson sites […]
Mississippi Coding Academies has been selected as one of the 10 Qualified Teams from four countries advance in the New Profit-sponsored competition, competing for a $1.5M grand prize; Teams competing in the next round will develop solutions to place participants into full-time jobs LOS ANGELES (March 8, 2021) — XPRIZE, the world’s leader in designing and operating […]
This past week, Mississippi Coding Academies (MCA) was thrilled to work with the Columbus Municipal School District (CMSD) and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (MBCI) to open our first two remote classrooms for new coders under the TechShare program. TechShare, made possible by a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and […]
MIT Solve has named the Mississippi Coding Academies (MCA) a finalist in its “Reimaging Pathways to Employment in the U.S.” challenge. As a finalist in this challenge, held by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MCA will now present their solution directly to judges for final consideration. Called “The Enhanced Mississippi Model,” the solution proposed by […]
Three years of running Mississippi Coding Academies — along with experience gained during the COVID-19 pandemic — have made it clear that adding the ability to create more coders in rural counties around the state is crucial to Mississippi’s economic growth. Transportation to our existing academy locations is one of the most significant barriers to […]
This past week, the Mississippi Center for Public Policy’s Matthew Nicaud published an interview with Mike Forster, chairman of Mississippi Coding Academies. The article focuses on the role that the Academies can play in building a skilled workforce in Mississippi. Mike Forster, chairman of Mississippi Coding Academies Forster began by noting that the Mississippi Coding […]
With the certification of 29 new coders this year, the Mississippi Coding Academies has published its 2019-2020 Annual Report, detailing the 80 adults who have gone through the 11-month program in Jackson and the Golden Triangle to become full-stack coders. The year began with the Mississippi Coding Academies’ transition to remote learning and evaluations because of […]
(JACKSON, MISS.) The Mississippi Coding Academies proudly announces the expansion of their board of directors to include Dr. Nashlie Sephus of Amazon, Dr. Sarah B. Lee of the University of Southern Mississippi, and Glenn McCullough, Jr., former executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority. Dr. Nashlie Sephus Dr. Nashlie H. Sephus is the Applied Science […]
Stephen Jones of the Mississippi Coding Academies Takes Home 3rd Place at MSU Hackathon Stephen Jones of the Mississippi Coding Academies, Golden Triangle location, was on the team that placed 3rd at BullyHack, a hackathon hosted by Mississippi State University. The hackathon took place on January 11-12 at the Colvard Student Union on MSU’s campus. BullyHack is a free hackathon […]
The article included an interview with Richard Sun and Dr. Sarah Lee, the directors of both our Jackson and Starkville training sites. It also described the need for the skills we bestow in each of the coders that participate in our program. Read the full article by visiting: https://msbusiness.com/2020/01/mississippi-coding-academies-producing-graduates-whose-talents-are-in-big-demand/
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