Overview
The NYC Web Development Fellowship is a 22-week training program designed to equip New Yorkers with the skills necessary to launch careers in web development. This iteration of the Fellowship serves foreign-born New Yorkers who are authorized to work in the United States.
A part of New York City's Tech Talent Pipeline initiative, the NYC Web Development Fellowship is delivered by the Flatiron School, with support from the Robin Hood Foundation.
Goal
The Fellowship is an intensive program designed to train New Yorkers with no prior coding experience to become production-ready web developers.
The program is adapted from The Flatiron School's Web Development Immersive — a course that has successfully trained students for the workforce and helped them find web development jobs.
Details
The Fellowship is full time. All applicants must be able to make the full 22-week commitment. Because the program focuses heavily on collaboration, Fellows are required to be on campus Monday through Friday, 9am to 6pm. Many Fellows also choose to complete additional work on campus over the weekends.
The NYC Web Development Fellowship offers The Flatiron School's immersive program at no cost. Lunch and MetroCards will be provided. Only 36 students will be selected for the class. Applicants must meet all eligibility requirements and go through a competitive screening process.
Eligibility Requirements:
After a competitive application process, 36 Fellows will be admitted into the class beginning June 20, 2016. All admitted Fellows must commit to being on campus from 9am to 6pm, Monday — Friday (dates subject to change).
- Be a resident of NYC
- Be at least 18 years old
- Have no experience as a professional web or mobile developer
- Earn less than $50,000 per year
- Be authorized to work in the United States
- Have been born outside of the United States
Structure
Unit One: Fundamentals (4 weeks)
For the first four weeks of in-person instruction, Fellows will complete a curriculum focused on programming fundamentals. The goal of this portion is to get everyone in the Fellowship to a baseline skillset, while ensuring that all admitted Fellows are dedicated to doing the work necessary to be successful during the remainder of this course.
Unit Two: Programming & Collaboration (12 weeks)
This unit is focused on ensuring that Fellows are comfortable with advanced programming concepts, and writing software in a collaborative environment. There will be 3-5 hours of lab exercises. During this phase Fellows will also be required to publish regular technical blog articles and present projects at local Meetups. As we move through various areas of the curriculum, local experts will be invited to speak to the class.
Unit Three: Application Building & Specialization (6 weeks)
Learn by doing. Every student will work on at least three applications throughout the semester. One application will be a robust final project, built in a team over several weeks. Fellows will also work on smaller applications both individually and together. Towards the end of this period, they will have the opportunity to explore specific technologies that interest them, so they can further tailor their knowledge to specific industries.
Are you a Fellow?
Aptitude
Admitted applicants are smart. That said, code as a form of expression and creativity is just as important. Successful graduates of our programs have come from all kinds of backgrounds, including design, social work, activism, and more. Ultimately, students learn more from each other than from lectures. Smart students make great teachers.
Passion
There are lots of great reasons to learn how to program. You can get a great job at a tech startup or launch an app and be the next Mark Zuckerberg! While those are great goals, if that is what you are looking for, the Web Development Fellowship is not for you. The Fellowship approaches programming as a lifelong craft and career, rather than a means to an end. Fellows must be passionate about being great developers and writing code that impacts people.
Culture
Learning is a team sport. We value differences in background and perspective. Previous graduates have comprised people from lots of different backgrounds and occupations. Above all, we're looking for people who are ready to work hard and be active members of the NY Tech Community.
Hiring Partners
Graduates have been hired at companies like:
What Fellows Will Learn
Fellows will gain web development skills in a fast-paced and collaborative environment. This includes tools such as:
Ruby
Fellows will be immersed in Ruby, a beautiful programming language designed to make developers happy.
HTML & CSS
Fellows will become fluent in the markup languages that form the structure and presentation layers of the web.
JavaScript
Fellows will bring the web to life with jQuery-powered interactions and an understanding of the core of the JavaScript language.
Ruby on Rails
The number one web framework in use by Ruby web developers. It makes web development a productive pleasure.
Git
Version Control will be managed using Git. Fellows will collaborate fluidly with the world through Github.
Databases
Learning the fundamentals of data storage is a must. Fellows will know SQL like the back of their hands.
SysOps
Fellows will learn how to set up a cloud server, deploy to Heroku, and SSH their way around any shell.
APIs
Whether designing their own Sinatra-powered API or using Facebook Open Graph, Fellows will be part of the read/write web revolution.