"With the right person, the right curriculum, and the right instructors, it's possible to train a person in ten weeks to be competitive with a college graduate with a computer science degree, even for a position at a tier-1 engineering organization. Beyond that, it appears to be repeatable."

-- Well said. Hackbright has repeated this process 3 times in the past year.

I hear that U. of Phoenix also offers some great degrees at reasonable prices!

To what extent do software companies typically train new hires?