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Big Nerd Ranch exists to broaden the minds of our students and the businesses of our clients. Whether we are training talented individuals or developing a company’s mobile strategy, our core philosophy is integral to everything we do.
The Big Nerd Story
The brainchild of CEO Aaron Hillegass, Big Nerd Ranch has hosted more than 2,000 students at the Ranch since its inception in 2001. Over the past ten years, we have had the opportunity to work with some of the biggest companies in the world such as Apple, Samsung, Nokia, Google, AOL, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Adobe, helping them realize their programming goals. Our team of software engineers are among the brightest in the business and it shows in our work. We have developed dozens of innovative and flexible solutions for our clients.
The Story Behind The Hat
Back in 2001, Big Nerd Ranch founder, Aaron Hillegass, showed up at WWDC (World Wide Developers Conference) to promote the Big Nerd Ranch brand. Without the money to buy an expensive booth, Aaron donned a ten-gallon cowboy hat to draw attention while passing out Big Nerd literature to prospective students and clients. A week later, we landed our first big client and the cowboy hat has been synonymous with the Big Nerd brand ever since. Already easily recognizable at 6'5, Aaron can be spotted wearing his cowboy hat at speaking engagements and conferences all over the world.
Since 2001, Big Nerd Ranch has offered intensive programming courses taught by our expert instructors in a retreat environment. It is at our Ranch where we think our students flourish. Classes, accommodations, and dining all take place within the same building, freeing you to learn, code, and discuss with your programming peers and instructors. At Big Nerd Ranch, we take care of the details; your only job is to learn.
Our Teachers
Our teachers are leaders in their respective fields. They offer deep understanding of the technologies they teach, as well as a broad spectrum of development experience, allowing them to address the concerns you encounter as a developer. Big Nerd Ranch instructors provide the necessary combination of knowledge and outstanding teaching skills, enabling our students to leave the Ranch with a vastly improved set of skills.
The Big Nerd Way
We have developed “The Big Nerd Ranch Way”. This methodology guides the development and presentation of our classes. The style is casual but focused, with brief lectures followed by hands-on exercises designed to give you immediate, relevant understanding of each piece of the technology you are learning.
For current information on particular classes and locations, visit www.bignerdranch.com/training.
You can affordably and conveniently bring our classes to you. Our expert instructors provide fresh and engaging, hands-on learning that will help your team advance.
Clients around the globe have praised our on-site instruction for its:
Flexibility
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Classes can be booked when the timing is right for your team.
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We can tailor our existing syllabi to meet your organization’s training needs.
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Post-class mentorship is available to support your team on especially challenging projects.
Affordability
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No need for planes, trains, and automobiles for your staff; our Nerds come to you.
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Train up to 22 students at a significant discount over open-enrollment training.
Nerd Know-how
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Our instructors are highly practiced in both teaching and programming. They move beyond theory by bringing their real-life experiences to your team.
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On-site training includes post-class access to our Nerds, our extensive Alumni Network, and our Big Nerd Ranch Forums. Learning support doesn’t end just because your class does.
For your on-site training, we provide an instructor, all Big Nerd Ranch copyrighted class materials, gifts, certificates of completion and access to our extensive Alumni Network. You provide the classroom set up, computers and related devices for all students, a projector and a screen.
To find out more about on-site, corporate training, visit www.bignerdranch.com/corporate.
When you contract with Big Nerd Ranch, we work directly with you to turn your needs into a full-fledged mobile and/or desktop solution.
Big Nerd Ranch holistically manages every client relationship. Our goal is to communicate and educate our clients from project initiation to completion, while ultimately helping them gain a competitive advantage in their niche marketplace.
We take a detail-oriented approach to all of our project estimations. Well work with you to define a strategy, specify product offerings and then build them into software that stands alone.
For more information about our consulting practice, visit www.bignerdranch.com/app-development.
At Big Nerd Ranch, our philosophy and our passion for education extends to our books. Visit bignerdranch.com/books for Big Nerd Ranch guides currently available.
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Email us at [email protected].
Give us a call at 404-478-9005.
