Karl Mcdonnell on education
From Karl McDonnell: CEO Strayer Education · · Park City “PCTV” Television
“We've heard great stories from alumni and people come to the New York code and Design Academy to learn either web development or mobile app development and that enables you to go work for really big companies in some cases Facebook Apple Amazon but also small companies or a lot of individuals like to work for themselves as a contractor so they can set their own schedule work their own hours.”
On , Karl Mcdonnell, President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at STRATEGIC EDUCATION INC, spoke about education during Karl McDonnell: CEO Strayer Education on Park City “PCTV” Television.
About Karl Mcdonnell
In a September 2016 interview, Karl McDonnell, then CEO of Strayer Education, discussed the company's acquisition of the New York Code and Design Academy (NYCDA) and its nationwide expansion. McDonnell stated that the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated a shortage of about one million coding-related jobs by the end of the decade, and described NYCDA's programs as a way for individuals to switch careers into high-paying fields, with salaries in the $60,000 to $80,000 range. He noted that alumni had gone on to work for companies such as Facebook, Apple, and Amazon, or as independent contractors. McDonnell said Strayer was expanding NYCDA to markets including Salt Lake City, Austin, Texas, Raleigh, Washington, D.C., and Seattle. He described the curriculum as including a 10-week full-time intensive web development program and a 16-week evening program. McDonnell also remarked that the "Internet of Things economy" would create coding demands across all sectors of the U.S. economy, and that coding was a growing field among women, which he said Strayer supported.