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Coding Dojo to offer full Java course in Tulsa

TULSA — After crunching some numbers, the high tech boot camp known as Coding Dojo is dropping one programming language from its curriculum, and offering a full course in another.

Coding Dojo currently operates in six major cities, and has chosen Tulsa as the first mid-sized city to host its cohorts.

On its website, the company writes: “Despite its small footprint, Tulsa is one of the top markets for skilled tech workers in the region. It’s a unique opportunity for anyone looking to get into tech, where the demand for tech talent greatly exceeds the local supply.”

In the Tulsa campus, we're going to be teaching HTML/CSS, Javascript, Python, as well as Java -- Michael Choi, CEO and Founder of Coding

The demand for Java developers by prospective employers has led Coding Dojo to offer a full-stack course on the language, while low demand for the Ruby on Rails programming language has prompted the company to remove it from its curriculum.

Coding Dojo also offers workshops and an online study program - the full stack curriculum is not for the faint-hearted.

Founder and CEO Michael Choi tells KRMG students who take the full 14-week course need to be prepared to devote sixty or more hours a week to their studies.

“We’ve found that one of the biggest indicators of success is their motivation and passion,” he said during an interview conducted in June. “How much time are you willing to put in to really learn this? How hungry are you to really learn this?”

Those who’ve shown the passion and hunger have gone on to work for a number of major companies.

“Our students are working at Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Uber, Disney. They’re working at a lot of major tech companies, as well as a lot of smaller startups, smaller companies, banks such as JPMorgan Chase.”

Coding Dojo will open its Tulsa cohort at  36 Degrees North in Tulsa September 18th. 

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