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August 20, 2022 - May 21, 2023 (9 month training program)
Weekday and Weekend options available
Online Program : $99
Become a Full Stack Developer!Take advantage of an industry standard coding program with a superb employment rate! Cañada College at Menlo Park has partnered with Qwasar Silicon Valley to offer a 9-month training program. Through no tests, only projects, learn about software development and the soft skills needed to enter the job market in the Bay Area. Upon completion , you’ll be able to apply for jr full stack developer roles, and earn an industry-standard certification in Full Stack Development from Qwasar. This groundbreaking opportunity is being offered for only $99! Register for the Weekday CohortRegister for the Saturday Cohort |
Success Rate at Qwasar
'21-'22 Student Success
Learners in the previous cohort of the full stack developer program made significant progress towards their career goals. Some of the offers received or jobs or internships achieved as of June 2022 include the following:
Associate Software Development Engineer, Tableau, a Salesforce company
Software Engineer Intern, Zoom
Software Engineer, Pilot.com
Technical Program Manager, Google
FileMaker Developer, Proof+Geist
FileMaker Developer Intern, Beezwax
Junior Software Engineer, Minwo
Promoted to DevOps Cloud/Engineer at work after 3 months in the program
About the Industry
Employment of web developers and digital designers is projected to grow 8 percent from 2019 to 2029, much faster than the average for all occupations.
There’s a significant shortage of qualified developers compared to the demand for this occupation in the Bay Area and Silicon Vally. As the line between what can be done on the front end versus back end blurs as the tech industry expands, more developers are becoming what is called “full stack.” Employers, especially in the Bay Area, are looking for developers who know how to work on all the parts of a site. The Qwasar: Full Stack Developer program at Canada College will teach students the scope of skills necessary to become a starting full stack developer
What is a Full Stack Developer?
Full-stack developers are experts in both the front-end and back-end of the components that make up a website. They possess knowledge in both front-end and back-end languages and frameworks, as well as in server, network and hosting environments.
- front-end development (the visible parts of a website or app)
- back-end development (the “under the hood” databases and infrastructure)
- full stack development (a hybrid of both). Full stack can apply to a web stack, mobile stack, or a native application stack
As the line between what can be done on the front end versus back end blurs as the tech industry expands, more developers are becoming what is called “full stack.” Employers, especially in the Bay Area, are looking for developers who know how to work on all the parts of a site. The Qwasar: Full Stack Developer program at Cañada College will teach students the scope of skills necessary to become a starting full stack developer
Interested? Attend an Information Session!
Qwasar at Cañada College
Eligability Criteria: Students must demonstrate a base understanding of coding, and web technologies,
as well as demonstrate a keen interest and dedication to a career in the Technology
Industry.
Students Will Learn...
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- Front-end and back-end programming,
- Ruby on Rails,
- Javascript,
- Advanced SQL database knowledge,
- RESTful APIs, software architecture,
- Structured problem solving and debugging,
- Data structures and algorithms
- SEO
- SQL, SQLite, and databases
- Wordpress, Shopify, and website CMSs
- Cloud-hosting and app deployment
- Extensive use of industry-standard tools such as Git, IDEs, and terminal commands.
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What to Expect
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No tests, only projects. |
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| Build apps and sites with groups and on your own Complete end-to-end software projects that cover both front-end and back-end development. Build software applications and websites in common content management systems. Work in groups and complete individual portfolio projects. |
Showcase projects to recruiters |
| 20-hour-per-week time commitment Students will need to devote 20 hours a week minimum in order to fully learn the content necessary to pass the course and become a full stack developer |
Interview training and 3 interviews with hiring managers As part of this program, students will complete technical interviews to prepare for job applications. Students will be guided on how to navigate challenging technical interviews including whiteboard coding. |
| Write ~30K lines of code across 20 projects On average, students will write about 30,000 lines of code as they complete exercises, software projects, and coding challenges throughout the program. This high-quantity coding means students develop confidence in their code and applied software architecture design and implementation experience. |
$99 Registration fee Thanks to the city of Menlo Park, Cañada College is able to offer this class at a subsidized rate |
Employer Partners
Cañada College and training partner Qwasar Silicon Valley work directly with employer partners who are interested in hiring full stack developers. Employer partners for this program include:
Workday - LinkedIn - AirBnB
Claris, an Apple subsidiary, as well as companies in the Claris Business Partner community
Capgemini - Scality - Opus1
Clorox - Accenture
Class Meeting Dates and Times
Instead of classroom hours, this program hosts mandatory check-in meetings, live coding
sessions, coding collaboration workshops, and tech startup of the week presentations.
The structure of the program is framed like a real full stack job would function with
meetings throughout the day. Students have the choice of joining the Weekday Cohort
(Monday/Wednesdays) or the Weekend Cohort (saturdays)
Technical interview role play and practice sessions will also take place later in the program. Please see the schedule below for both the weekday and weekend program offerings. If you have any questions, please email whitem@smccd.edu
