Student Success

From the Marine Corps to Coding Bootcamp, Meet Bellevue Graduate Tom Hollingshead

Because as you become better at everything, as the innate skills actually manifest in reality, the bar rises for the next jump. The core demand for evolution is relentless, and respect, happiness, love and joy are irrevocably tied to it. ― Darrell Calkins At only 24 years old, Tom Hollingshead has had quite an early …

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Cross-Country Coding Adventures: the Story of US Air Force Veteran Justin Honey

The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense. ―Thomas A. Edison Members of the armed services have several options for securing post-military employment, but they’re not always crystal clear. Returning veterans often contend with decisions about how to complete (and afford) vocational education. Justin Honey served …

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Building a Solid Foundation for Success: Meet Arlington Alumni Aaron Harrington

Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning. —Benjamin Franklin A four-year college degree is still perceived as the ideal baseline for completing one’s education. Given the amount of time and money college requires, a university diploma is considered enough to initiate one’s professional career. It’s a model …

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ABC – Always Be Coding: Former Salesman, Now Developer. Meet Gio Rodriguez

In traditional school, workshops or bootcamps, the classroom tends to be sealed off from the rest of existence. You’re taught by an experienced, hopefully patient leader, and you’re encouraged to ask questions about what you don’t understand. But adapting that classroom work to outside scenarios isn’t always a snap. It’s one thing to collect and …

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The Path Less Traveled: The Story of Chicago Dojo Graduate Luis Salas

As the end of summertime approaches, there are many high school graduates weighing their options for the future. Luis Salas found himself in a similar situation shortly after he graduated high school. He thought seriously about what path to take toward a career. Spending four years (at least) at a university to get his degree seemed the obvious, easiest answer — but Luis didn’t believe it was his only option.