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NSS students come from a variety of backgrounds and have found that skills they learned in their previous careers are transferable, including from backgrounds such as…Zoo-keeping!? Read how Kirren Covey, Mikayla Swinkels, Melissa Fox, and Chris Meffley used their experiences in zoo-keeping and animal care to help build their careers in tech. Read More

Topics: Alumni, Student Stories, Web Development

Through text analysis, Monica Weiss-Sharp uncovered trends in movie rating descriptors and discovered surprising insights about the language used in movie ratings. Check out our blog post to learn more about her process and Shiny App! Read More

Topics: Learning, Analytics + Data Science

Let’s walk through what you can expect from the admissions timeline and what we look for in applicants for our Analytics + Data Science Bootcamps. Read More Read More

Topics: Analytics + Data Science

Where are the safest areas in Nashville for Airbnbs according to data? This is the question that Rod Miller of Data Science Cohort 6 decided to explore for his midcourse capstone project and discovered surprising results! Read all about the project on our blog and check out Rod's interactive Shiny app to see the data visualized on the interactive map! Read More

Topics: Learning, Analytics + Data Science

The annual NTC Awards were last week and ICYMI, NSS Alumnae and friends were among the finalists and winner circles for 2023! Huge shout out to all the finalists and winners! Read More

Topics: Alumni, News, Community

Tomo Umer was curious about the growth of indie game developers, the rise of multiplayer games, and the impact of COVID-19 on the release of digital games. Discover what he learned in our blog post and check out his interactive Shiny app to see the results for yourself! Read More

Topics: Learning, Analytics + Data Science

Let’s walk through what you can expect from the admissions timeline and what we look for in applicants for our Web Development bootcamps. Read More

Topics: Web Development

To close out NSS’s special anniversary podcast series 10 Years | 2,000 Journeys, Host Clark Buckner is rejoined by John Wark, Founder & CEO of NSS, as John shares his gratitude for the Nashville tech community, the NSS staff, as well as students and alumni who took a chance on NSS. Read More

Topics: 10 Years | 2000 Journeys

NSS Founder and CEO John Wark is joined by Chris Bayham and Elise Cambournac to discuss what they predict is in store for the next 5-10 years for Nashville’s tech community, and Nashville Software School. Read More

Topics: 10 Years | 2000 Journeys

Nashville Software School announces it has received a $25,000 grant from Truist Foundation to offer scholarships to students from underrepresented groups. Read More

Topics: News, Get Involved