Trailhead brings new coding course to Boise

Last May, leaders at Trailhead, the Downtown startup coworking space, said they hoped to start a coding school that would teach coding skills needed by growing tech companies across the Treasure Valley.

That plan will soon come to fruition. The first 12-week coding boot camp will start June 13 at the intersection of 8th and Myrtle streets, offering training in some of the most sought-after coding languages, including JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Angular, APls, C# and .NET.

Rather than create its own program, Trailhead partnered with the Treasure Valley’s first code school, BoiseCodeWorks, which started offering courses in Garden City last year.

The boot camp-style course will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The course costs $7,800, with scholarships available based on aptitude, financial need or veteran or minority status.

BoiseCodeWorks expects as many as 14 students to enroll in the first Trailhead class. Courses will be taught by BoiseCodeWorks cofounder Jake Overall, who has taught coding courses in Utah as well as in Garden City. His brother, Matt Overall, will bring a decade’s worth of coding experience to the class as well.

For more information, visit trailheadboise.org or boisecodeworks.com.

This story was originally published June 7, 2016 at 12:34 PM with the headline "Trailhead brings new coding course to Boise."