Neumont College Of Computer Science Hosts Summer Courses For High School Students

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Sep 23, 2019, 09:00 ET

SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Neumont College of Computer Science is pleased to share the success of their Summer Scholars program and announce the continuation in the summer of 2020. Throughout this past summer, local Utah high school students were invited to participate in one of two free, five-week computer science courses at their historic downtown campus.

Summer Scholars courses were taught by two Neumont senior faculty members–Tim Clark, vice president of academic operations and Benjamin Fletcher, vice president of business operations and information technology. Twenty participants chose a course in either Web Development or Networking. The Web Development course focused on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript coding languages. The Networking course was designed to introduce students to the basics of IP-based networking and the OSI-TCP/IP models. Additionally, participants were challenged with creating LAN and WAN networks culminating in a re-creation of the internet.

Tim Clark described the reasoning for extending Neumont's academics beyond just college students. "At Neumont, improving student lives is not limited to our enrolled college students, it also includes high school instructors and students within our own community. Along with supplying volunteer teaching resources at UACTE technical conferences for high school instructors, we made the decision to provide free technical college credit through our Summer Scholars program. We simply want to make the biggest impact we can on Utah high schools by helping instructors teach tech better and help students understand the importance of a degree and career in the field of technology."

Throughout his teaching experience during Summer Scholars, Benjamin Fletcher continually reinforced to high school students that a career in tech is a possibility. "Helping Utah students understand that technology is an option for them is critical. Too often I hear 'Computer Science is too hard,' or 'I'm not good at math or science, so it's not an option for me."' With the Neumont Summer Scholars program we are dispelling those myths and showing local Utah students they can succeed and thrive in computer science disciplines. These students grew up with computers in their hands from day one, and they are capable of great things if we just show them how and give them the confidence to succeed."

In the summer of 2020, Neumont College will once again host the Summer Scholars program and will continue further educating both Utah high school students and teachers in the field of computer science.

Since 2003 Neumont College of Computer Science has a been a training ground for modern-day tech heroes—uniting business, technology, and creativity to educate tomorrow's tech elite. With a focus on project-based learning, students are immersed in a tech environment from day one to earn a degree in technology that will help launch their careers. For more information about Neumont's unique approach to education, visit www.neumont.edu.

SOURCE Neumont College of Computer Science