Data Science Cohort 2 Assesses Housing Affordability in Nashville
Nov 6, 2018
One of the best things about the Data Science bootcamp at NSS is the opportunity for students to practice skills while answering real-world questions posed by people who know the domain area well. In October, students explored Nashville building permit data and property assessment data along with zip code-level tax return data to understand how the supply and demand of affordable housing has been changing since 2009. Read More

Topics: Analytics + Data Science

Deciding Between College And An NSS Bootcamp | Graduate Spotlight
Nov 1, 2018
Levi Schubert decided to attend NSS after his college credits wouldn't transfer to another program. A month after graduation, he's thriving in his first job as a junior developer. Read More
Do You Verify Education Credentials For Coding Bootcamp Graduates?
Oct 30, 2018
How do you know the applicant you're interviewing is actually a graduate of NSS? Here are a few key things to look for when talking with an applicant. Read More

Topics: Hiring?

Finding Your Path After Military Service | Graduate Spotlight
Oct 23, 2018
The transition from military life to civilian life can be challenging. When Dillan Teagle left the military he was struggling with PTSD and set low expectations for himself. But then he started to learn to code and found a career path that motivated him with continuous learning. Read More

Topics: Student Stories

Banking On A New Career | Graduate Spotlight
Oct 17, 2018
Ronnie Young was a construction loan processor for a bank in Kansas City before he and his fiancé decided to move closer to home. Before their move to Nashville, Ronnie spent his free time exploring software development and job opportunities in technology. After arriving in Nashville, he decided to make the leap into software development rather than finding a new job in banking. Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

January 2019 Bootcamp Now Full Stack C#/.NET
Oct 5, 2018
Due to student and employer demand, we are changing our January full-time bootcamp to our Full Stack C#/.NET bootcamp. Read More

Topics: News

Cohort 25 Wraps Up With A Successful Demo Day
Sep 26, 2018
Thank you to everyone who came out to Cohort 25's Demo Day last week! It was an early morning for our graduates, so we brought in good coffee and a hot breakfast. It didn't take long for employers to arrive and start meeting with our grads. Read More

Topics: Hiring?

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and NSS Partnership Underway
Sep 19, 2018
In February of 2018, NSS partnered with the Office of Biomedical Research Education and Training (BRET) at the Vanderbilt University Medical School to begin shaping an Introduction to Data Science for post-doctoral students. This program, Data Science Essentials, was funded by a grant from the Burroughs Wellcome fund and consists of three parts. Read More

Topics: Community, Analytics + Data Science

Taking Analytics Beyond A Spreadsheet | Data Graduate Spotlight
Sep 13, 2018
Before attending Nashville Software School’s (NSS) Data Science Bootcamp, Justin Rothbart was a workforce analyst for an insurance company. He was working with Excel and SQL but was looking to grow as an analyst and learn more tools. As he explored ways to automate parts of his job, he kept running into Python and R which sparked his interest in programming. He started to look at Master’s programs, but found NSS’s data science program and decided to apply. Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Analytics + Data Science

Data Science Cohort 2 Dives Into Data Cleaning and Exploration
Sep 10, 2018
Last week Data Science Cohort 2 started their first team project and Data Question 2. The data holds information about computing jobs that were submitted over the course of a year at ACCRE, Vanderbilt’s Advanced Computing Center for Research and Education. Read More

Topics: Analytics + Data Science