We've hired a couple of junior developers lately that had no college experience but significant online training and the experience so far has been very positive

We've hired a couple of junior developers lately that had no college experience but significant online training and the experience so far has been very positive. Given how long it takes universities to update course materials, I'm not sure they can compete with this kind of education programme. It's true that a lot of the fundamental computer science is missing but with senior devs on the scene, any gaps can be filled with an afternoon around a whiteboard.