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title: Great Article on NSS in The Tennessean
description: The Tennessean ran a very nice story about Nashville Software School in this morning's edition in the business section. Solid overview of what we do at the school.
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# [Great Article on NSS in The Tennessean](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2012/11/13/great-article-on-nss)

 Written by [John Wark](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/author/john-wark) | Nov 13, 2012

The Tennessean ran a [very nice story about Nashville Software School](http://www.tennessean.com/article/20121113/BUSINESS04/311130010/Nashville-Software-School-aims-fill-jobs-void) in this morning’s edition in the business section. Solid overview of what we do at the school.

Here are a couple of excerpts:

> So Wark and others developed a program that’s part boot camp, part apprenticeship, and in June, the school launched its first class, an eclectic group that ranges from musicians to recent college graduates to a former architect. The common thread was, in most cases, little to no programming skill but a strong desire to learn.
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> The school, which is about to graduate 16 students in December, requires the commitment of a full-time job. Students come in from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., five days a week, and as the pace picks up during the last three months, students spend plenty of nights and weekends studying and working on coding exercises.
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> Students pay $1,000 up front, and are paid a $400 weekly stipend during the last three months.
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> The curriculum is based around the needs of local tech companies and startups, some of which offer mentors to the school and have committed to hiring a student once the program ends.

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