For some adults, providing their children with coding education is a form of giving their children what they never had. As there continues to be a high demand for coders in the workforce, parents understand that coding is no longer an optional skill. Inevitably, some feel helpless, wondering if it’s too late to learn coding at their age.
As your child grows his/her coding skills in CodeRev Kids afterschool programs, you can explore coding along with them by participating in adult coding classes. Matthew Flamm of Crain’s New York Business details adult coding classes in an article titled “Coding schools aren’t just for kids.” Flamm writes, “At General Assembly, the largest of New York City’s schools, which offer 12-week crash courses for around $12,000, 18% of students across all of its campuses in the U.S. and abroad are 35 or older. The school’s biggest group, not surprisingly, remains people in their mid-20s—just like much of the industry the over-35 graduates hope to join. Despite the age difference, these freshly minted developers have high hopes for their new careers, and can sound as fervent about coding as any hoodie-wearing college dropout. Some are transitioning from related computer fields in order to build digital products, while others are embracing the technology that helped put them out of a job.”
There are clear benefits to taking these courses, as evidenced by Emma Ockerman of the Detroit Free Press in an article titled “Coding classes help women change career.” According to Ockerman, “Amy Cell, senior vice president of talent enhancement with the Michigan Economic Development Corp., said most in the IT field make $70,000 to $80,000 a year, with software developers usually making more than $80,000 a year. She added, however, that someone with a degree in computer science from a top university could expect to make six figures. She said there are currently 1,100 available jobs in IT statewide, and more than 750 of those are within 50 miles of Detroit.”
Clearly, if you’re new to coding, adult classes could be a lucrative investment. Likewise, participating in afterschool programming with CodeRev Kids is a great investment for you and your children. By 2020, one million computing jobs will go unfilled in the United States due to a lack of appropriate preparation of our future work force. Your child could fill one of those positions.
With CodeRev Kids, we don’t just provide quality education. We also make learning fun. Students can participate in a variety of different tracks, including our Da Vinci, Web Magic, Rocking Robotics, and Game Developer tracks.
Whatever youth coding education needs you have, we’ve got you covered at CodeRev Kids!