applications. from students who might have been lured into finance years ago. >> this is here to stay. >> reporter: demand should remain robust for years. >> it's not just about coding. coding can be outsourced. it's more the thrill of inconvenient thing and creating new technology, new software. >> reporter: one success story at this school, 21-year-old robert pinkerton. >> i graduated this december 2011 with a degree from nyt in computer engineering and received about ten potential job offers. in the time of maybe a month and a half. >> what happened? >> reporter: meanwhile, back at the office i took a stab at my first line of code. >> now you need the prarenthese right there. >> i see. >> reporter: even those who will never become computer programmers, they can learn by