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Jess FeldmanUpdated on November 11, 2020Joshua Akan-Etuk nearly finished their Computer Science degree before dropping out and starting work as a Help Desk Technician while learning to code. After many rejected job applications, Joshua turned to Thinkful to better prepa...Continue Reading →- Jess FeldmanUpdated on February 8, 2021Unsatisfied working in the construction field, Ashley Austin looked to Codesmith’sContinue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on December 26, 2023Unlike colleges, coding bootcamps aren’t interested in your high school GPA or SAT scores. What they do care about is passion, grit, and determination to change your career. So what does the path look like to get admitted to a coding bootcamp? Follow these 8 steps to get into the bootcamp of your choice! Step 1: Narrow down your bootcamp options There are over 500 bootcamps around the world,...Continue Reading →
- Rylan ClarkUpdated on January 8, 2021Design thinking is a technique used by companies large and small to provide their end-users with easy experiences that satisfy and delight. You’re also likely to see it in any quality design bootcamp curriculum. But what is Design Thinking? Rylan Clark, Springboard Mentor and UX Consultant, walks ...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on August 4, 2020After a severe injury disrupted her dreams of competing in the summer Olympics, equestrian Bronte Sewell took a chance on her nascent love of tech and enrolled in Flatiron School’s Software Engineering Progra...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on July 30, 2020This July, there was so much going on in U.S. politics and we saw it trickling into the coding bootcamp sphere. We also continued to see discussions around opening the gates of tech to more diverse, qualified candidates and reskilling initiatives as well as a fascinati...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 29, 2020Curious what you’ll get in a remote coding bootcamp? Today, Matt Lane from Rithm school is here to share a virtual tour of theContinue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on July 23, 2020U.S. Army veteran Isaac Winters grew up around code, but after medically retiring from the Army, he had difficulty finding a career path that suited his needs. When a tech i...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on August 4, 2020In “normal” times, 79% of bootcampers are employed after graduating from a coding bootcamp. But the question we hear most often in 2022? Will I get a job if ...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on July 16, 2020Phoenix Shane dove into programming by teaching herself SQL, but she knew it was only the beginning. In order to get a better footing with her tech career, Phoenix enrolled in Devmountain’s Web Development Immersive to develop a broader understanding of coding languages and t...Continue Reading →
- Rachel MeltzerUpdated on April 4, 2025Codecademy and Datacamp both offer on-demand data science classes that run on monthly subscriptions delivered entirely on an online platform. Both schools offer multiple career tracks, which include portfolio projects. And these tracks can take students from total begi...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on July 8, 2020The U.S. Army helped Josi Reis-West discover her love of computers and programming; Devmountain gave Josi the skills to turn that passion into a career. Josi shares why the Devmountain campus...Continue Reading →
- Rachel MeltzerUpdated on April 22, 2025While most immersive coding bootcamps are designed for adult career-changers, there’s a rising number of summer bootcamps, pre-college programs, and online bootcamps now geared towards high school students and rising college freshmen. More kids and high school students than ever are learning to code and turning to bootcamps to l...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on June 30, 2020Course Report · Course Report Podcast June 2020 This June, we’re covering fundraises in the bootcamp world (newsflash: MOOCs are back!), ways bootcamps can integrate with workforce development, and the pros and cons of Income Share Agreements. Also did you...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on October 21, 2020While Amon Mwesiga had started his IT career, he knew he would need to upskill in order to advance in tech. After watching Manzoor The Trainer’s YouTube tutorials, Amon felt instantly connected with the boo...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on June 24, 2020When her career as a hospital nurse became too emotionally taxing, Dani Gómez made up her mind to transition into tech with Holberton School. After completing the 9-month Foundations course atContinue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on May 10, 2024Craig Fryar has years of experience working with data – from leading teams at Tableau and Electronic Arts to serving as a thought leader in data. As a distinguished faculty member at General Assembly, he teaches theContinue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on September 16, 2021What kinds of Python projects can bootcamp students actually build? Because coding bootcamps are largely project-based, students at Python bootcamps like Hackbright Academy, Metis, and Coding Dojo graduate w...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on September 24, 2020One trademark of a coding bootcamp is the project-based curriculum, which means students build many smaller projects throughout the bootcamp and one final capstone project, graduating with a full portfolio of web applications and mobile apps. Coding bootcamps prioritize teaching what the tech industry actually uses on the job today, so it’s no surprise that Full Stack JavaScript is the...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on September 30, 2024While some tech companies like Slack and Apple have shared that ~7-8% of their US workforces identify as LGBTQ, visibility for LGBTQ+ folks in the tech industry remains a struggle. Diversity in entrepreneurship andContinue Reading →
