Category: Education

DeltaV adds new cybersecurity training program

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (Oct. 26, 2021) – With cybersecurity threats becoming more common in the workplace, companies need more professionals who are trained to counter any attacks and install safety measures. With that in mind, DeltaV Code School is launching a new cybersecurity training program that allows students to launch

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Elementary-aged students gather around computers at NewBoCo while a volunteer teaches them about programming.

NewBoCo receives $50,000 grant to expand K-5 STEM programming

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa– The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative (NewBoCo) announced today it has received a $50,000 grant from Telligen Community Initiative (TCI), a private, Iowa-based charitable foundation. These funds will support the addition of health care-focused lessons into NewBoCo’s K-5  CoderDojo program. NewBoCo’s K-12 Education programming supports Iowans of all

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How Fort Madison is using CS and innovation to overcome barriers

Richardson Elementary received the Computer Science is Elementary grant for the 2019-2020 school year.  Their vision was scaffolded for success: Spend the first year planning, training coaches, and a leadership team. Then continue to expand by providing professional development for teachers to implement computer science into their classrooms. However, they

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Opportunity

Opportunity. NewBoCo started DeltaV Code School in 2017 to help solve Iowa’s technical workforce crisis. In Iowa, there are 3,000 open computing jobs each month, but last year, our universities only graduated approximately 679 Computer Science majors. All across our state, employers struggle to fill these positions. DeltaV helps solve

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Collins Aerospace donates $100,000 to NewBoCo K-12 education

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (March 12, 2020) – Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has announced a commitment of $210,000 to support Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education programs in Iowa. A grant of $100,000 will go to NewBoCo to support its K-12 computer coding

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Participating members of the first Iowa EdTech Accelerator pose of a group picture with Eric Engelman, NewBoCo's CEO

Iowa EdTech Accelerator Launches First Accelerator Cohort

ICR IOWA — This week, the Iowa EdTech Accelerator welcomed its first cohort of educational technology companies. The Accelerator, a collaborative project led by NewBoCo, is an intensive, highly-focused 14-week program aimed at early stage (pre- or early-revenue) companies that are located in Iowa. The Accelerator program is one of

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DeltaV Student Spotlight: Ethan Titler

From a friendly smile in every aisle to a friendly face behind Aisles Online When Ethan Titler started to learn to code with DeltaV Code School, he was a part time server at Hy-Vee’s Market Grille, but he already knew where he wanted to work after graduation. He wanted to

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Sponsor Spotlight: Meet UFG Developer Vicky

[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] Meet Vicky. She’s been with UFG Insurance since 1998. In 2004, she took a trainee position and learned how to code. UFG was very supportive of her move, and she’s been working as a coder ever since. To Vicky, UFG means job security. She doesn’t

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Women Who Code in the Corridor

Meet the women behind the keyboards of software companies in Cedar Rapids. They have had careers in code for a combined 70 years. They shared their experiences working in the tech industry and why they have stayed. Meet Jennie. She has a B.A. in Creative Writing and Theatre and a

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