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      <title>Coding Bootcamp Launches $1 Million Scholarship Fund for Working Women Pursuing New Careers in Tech</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><em><p>Bloc's new Close the Gap Scholarship Fund pledges to make tuition for its part-time coding and design bootcamps more affordable for women</p></em></p><p><span class="mw_region">SAN FRANCISCO, CA</span><span>--(Marketwired - October 23, 2017) - </span>In 2016, <a href="https://www.ncwit.org/sites/default/files/resources/btn_03232017_web.pdf" rel="nofollow" title="only 26% of professional computing occupations were held by women">only 26% of professional computing occupations were held by women</a>. <strong>Bloc believes that to overcome the gender gap, tech training must become more affordable</strong> <strong>and accessible to women</strong>, including working women hoping to retrain for higher paying jobs in tech.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2017 13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Bloc Expands Access to Coding &amp; Design Bootcamps, Offers Part-Time Online Programs and Deferred Tuition Repayment</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><em><p>Amidst industry consolidation, the leading online coding & design bootcamp continues to expand a scalable, accelerated learning program focused on student outcomes</p></em></p><p> </p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2017 17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:modified>Sat, 24 Mar 2018 04:49 GMT</dc:modified>
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      <title>Bloc Acquires DevBridge </title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Jan 5, 2016) - &#160;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.bloc.io/" title="Bloc">Bloc</a>, an online education company for aspiring software developers and designers, has acquired DevBridge, a career services startup focused on placing coding bootcamp graduates into web development careers. Terms are undisclosed.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2016 18:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Replacing the Computer Science Degree: Bloc Launches One-Year Software Engineering Program With Job Guarantee </title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Nov 12, 2015) - Bloc, a mentor-led online coding bootcamp, launched a one-year <a rel="nofollow" href="https://bloc.io/software-engineering-track" title="software engineering program">software engineering program</a> today to replace the traditional Computer Science degree. This one-year program extends the bootcamp model to greater technical depth and guarantees a job offer in software development after graduation. </p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2015 18:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:identifier>1451070</dc:identifier>
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      <title>Bloc Raises $6 Million Series A Round Led by Shasta Ventures </title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><em><p>The World's Largest Bootcamp to Expand Job Placement Opportunities and Introduce New Course Curriculum</p></em></p><p>SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Nov 18, 2014) -  <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.bloc.io/" title="Bloc">Bloc</a>, an online bootcamp for software development and design, today announced the company has raised a $6 million Series A investment led by <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.shastaventures.com/" title="Shasta Ventures">Shasta Ventures</a>, bringing the total company funding to $8.5 million. </p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2014 14:30 GMT</pubDate>
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