The Arkansas Coding Academy (ArCA) – a program of the Division of Outreach and Community Engagement at the University of Central Arkansas – and the City of Fayetteville will host a press conference at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 5 to celebrate the opening of a new ArCA campus in northwest Arkansas.
The press conference will take place on the steps of the Fayetteville Town Center at 15 W. Mountain St. The Walker Room in the Fayetteville Public Library at 401 W. Mountain Street is the rain location.
Speakers at the press conference will include Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan, UCA President Dr. Houston Davis, UCA Associate Vice President of the Division of Outreach and Community Engagement Dr. Shaneil Ealy, and ArCA graduate Kellby Hudson.
For more information, please contact Director of ArCA Mary Condit, at (501) 450-5276 or mdunlap@uca.edu.
Established in 2016, the Arkansas Coding Academy strives to create a talent pipeline from the classroom to the workforce for individuals seeking careers in programming, information technology or software development. It seeks to equip students with the skills needed to gain employment and succeed. The program currently has a total of 80 graduates and an 82 percent job-placement rate for students, upon program completion.
The Arkansas Coding Academy is part of the Division of Outreach and Community Engagement at the University of Central Arkansas and has partnerships with various organizations such as Acxiom, the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, Innovate Arkansas and a host of other companies across the state.
For ArCA enrollment information, please visit arkansascodingacademy.com or email arcoding@uca.edu.
