His app-development classes are “exciting,” he said, because Ithaca’s staff is so supportive. The industry helps, too. “It’s definitely one of the options once I graduate,” he said.

Syware will offer the initial round of classes near its corporate headquarters in Cambridge, MA. The first class will be held in early September and will be a full day session covering basic database ...

Mobile app development salaries reflect the need for skilled developers in the evolving field. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects more than 400,000 new jobs in software development by 2030.

Czarnik said mobile app developers are in such demand that Silicon Valley firms are offering $100,000 and more a year to college students before they graduate, and that demand far exceeds supply.