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RVC Hour of Code has reached OVER 3,000 Students since 2015

6/19/2020

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The RVC Hour of Code has held coding workshops to over 3,000 community members since 2015! Professor Chuck Konkol has been consistent in offering multiple outreaches to the community on a monthly basis in the area of STEM. Below is a breakdown of how many people we have reached since December 2015.

2015 
  • Inaugural Hour of Code Event  126 attended (see post)

        Total Reached in 205                     126

2016
  1. 12 Hour of Code 
     Events                       210 attended
  2. 12 Learn Coding with Robot 
    Events                        200 attended
  3. Code courses 
     at Middle Schools     110 attended
  4. Mini Maker Faire
     at Barnes & Noble     250 attended

    Total Reached in 2016                      760

2017
  1. 12 Hour of Code
     Events                       210 attended
  2. 12 Learn Coding with Robots
    Events                        200 attended
  3. Code courses 
     at Middle Schools     110 attended
  4. Mini Maker Faire 
     at Barnes & Noble    250 attended

    Total Reached in 2017                       790

2018
  1. 12 Hour of Code 
     Events                       210 attended
  2. 12 Learn Coding with Robot  
    Events                        200 attended
  3. Code courses 
     at Middle Schools     110 attended
  4. Mini Maker Faire 
     at Barnes & Noble   250 attended
  5.  Girls Who Code  40 club member
  • ​Mobile Apps
  • WIFR NEWS POST
         Total Reached in 2018                       810

2019
  1. 10 Hour of Code 
     Events                       180 attended
  2. Grant awarded from Northern Illinois Community Foundations for 600 Ozobots. View RRSTAR article
  3. Launched official Curriculum RPS205 utilizes for Coding with Robots. Follow website
  4. Learn Coding with Robot  
    Events                        600 attended
  5. Code courses 
     at Middle Schools    200 attended
  6. Girls Who Code         30 clubs members

    Total Reached in 2019                     1010
2020
  1. 6 Hour of Code 
    ​Events                       120 attended
  2. 2 Learn Coding with Robot  
    Events                        40 attended
  3. Code courses (3 Online)
     at Middle Schools    80 attended
  4. Girls Who Code         20 clubs members
  5. ​​Updated RVC Hour of Code Website. Follow website
  6. Launched new {Rockford Coding Camp} for grades 7-12, focusing on mobile app development. Follow website
  • See post
         
        Total Reached in 2020 (so far)      260


Total students reached: 3756
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Register for Webinars: Explore Computer Careers at Rock Valley College

6/18/2020

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Explore training for computer careers

Meet your host, Computer Information Systems (CIS) division chair and instructor, Stepanie Wascher.

Join Stephanie for a discussion about Computer Careers support and training at Rock Valley College. In this Webinar you will learn about the the classes that RVC is offering that will lead into employment opportunities for the following careers:

  • Computer Information Systems - Programming 
  • Cisco Networking 
  • Cyber Security 
  • Web Development

Register Now

Pre-registration is required. Choose your desired session date & time from below. After registering, you will receive instructions on how to join the webinar and how to submit your questions before the seminar begins!
  • Thursday, June 25th at 4:00 p.m. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER 
  • Saturday, June 27th at 9:00 a.m. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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