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Imogen CrispeUpdated on September 10, 2018As a newly minted PhD in anthropology, Kiersten faced the challenge of planning her next career move. She liked the idea of combining her research skills with designing useful products, so she enrolled in Brainstation’s online, part-timeContinue Reading →- Imogen CrispeUpdated on September 7, 2018As more coding bootcamps are approved to accept GI Bill benefits, veterans are taking the opportunity to learn to code. But why is coding a good fit for veterans, and how do their skills and experience from the military transfer over into tech? We asked veterans and current students at Clevel...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on December 3, 2024What are the differences between the coding bootcamp and traditional K-12 or higher education models? We’ve talked about CS degrees vs bootcamps before – so today we’re talking about what it actually feels like and looks like to learn at a bootcamp. We invited Jeff Casimir from Turing School in Denver to break down the differences between traditional educ...Continue Reading →
- Jeremy WalshUpdated on September 5, 2018In overseeing corporate partnerships for Software Guild, we work with companies to figure out the needs of the organization, what challenges they’re facing, and how we can help. If you want to really upskill or reskill your workforce in a new technology, sending them some eL...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on August 30, 2018We are rounding up all of the most interesting bootcamp industry news that we read and discussed at Course Report in August! This month we heard about a $43 million fundraise and a big acquisition, we saw the decline of CS degrees in the tech job market, we read about a bunch of interesting alumni who were featured in the news, we looked at how coding bootcamps can help us avoid “robogeddon...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on August 29, 2018After working in the video gaming industry for years and earning a computer science degree, David tried to pivot into general software engineering, but found his programming knowledge lacked breadth. He enrolled at Holberton School in San Francisco, and realized the missing link for him was soft skills. David tells us how l...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on August 27, 2018Have you heard of a Teaching Fellowship? After graduating from a coding bootcamp, some alumni stick around to help teach new students and improve their own coding skills, before starting the job hunt. We asked Fullstack Academy graduate Marshall Zobel how he got his coveted role as aContinue Reading →
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- Liz EgglestonUpdated on May 20, 2020Did you want to switch careers into tech, but not sure if you can quit your job and learn to code at a full-time bootcamp? In this hour-long webinar, we talked with a panel of part-time bootcamp alumni from Fullstack Academy, Ironhack, and New York Code + Design Academy to hear how they balanced other commitments with learning to code. Plus, they answered tons of audience questions – rewatch ...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on August 20, 2018Online coding bootcamp Thinkful is launching physical communities across the US to provide students with more support and networking opportunities. One of those communities is in Portland, Oregon, where Program Manager Emma Holland matches local students with local mentors, organizes “Family Dinners,” and encourages students to go ...Continue Reading →
- Lauren StewartUpdated on August 14, 2018The Tech Academy is expanding to Denver, and their new campus will be run by Cole Dixon, a former student and instructor who worked in tech for three years before returning to the school that jump-started his career! Cole tells us what the new campus atContinue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on October 21, 2020After living all over the world and dipping her toes in graphic design, finance, and entrepreneurship, Dafne Olca was looking for a career where she would always keep learning. She eventually tried a free coding course, loved it, and decided to enroll inContinue Reading →
- Lauren StewartUpdated on August 10, 2018As the Director of Operations at LearningFuze, Bill Cunningham is gearing up with his team to launch a new part-time version of their full immersion course covering JavaScript, React, Node, and PHP. Learn why the LearningFuze team chose to l...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on August 9, 2018During the senior year of her Creative Writing degree, Natalie Villasana took a computer science course and loved it, but felt it was too late to switch her focus. After graduating, she decided to move home to Atlanta and enroll at DigitalCrafts coding bootcamp. Now Natalie is a Software Engineer at a decentralized cloud stora...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on May 12, 2021Flatiron School introduced two new learning structures that provide expanded learning options to students. Students can now choose between Live (full-time) and Flex (choose your pace) learning forContinue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on August 6, 2018After working as an engineer in the water industry for 14 years, Carolina Gonzalez realized her learning had plateaued and she was ready to pivot her career. She saw the potential of getting into the data science industry in Seattle, but her Python skills weren’t strong enough to get accepted into Metis, a local data science bootcamp....Continue Reading →
- Lauren StewartUpdated on August 3, 2018After two years of computer science courses in college, Mike Kerslake switched his major for a BFA in Photography and Videography. Yet his love for coding wouldn’t let him go, and Mike ended up working as a Website Strategist and Front End Developer after college. He eventually realized that he needed more skills to become a Full Stack Developer so he attendedContinue Reading →
- Lauren StewartUpdated on April 16, 2020How do you get started in Android mobile development? With cheaper (read: more accessible) devices and a large user base worldwide, Android jobs are abundant – but what makes a great Android developer? Chance Payne has a BA in computer science and is a self-taught mobile developer (and teaches the new Lambda School Android cour...Continue Reading →
- Chloe CondonUpdated on August 2, 2018Coding bootcamps like Hackbright Academy help women break into the tech industry quickly, but we can’t ignore that women leave the tech industry 45% higher rate than men. In order to stay in tech, women need to feel involved in the community – and I’ve learned a few l...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on July 31, 2018Isaac wanted a career in software development but found that community college couldn’t teach him the technologies he’d need for the job. After doing his research, he chose Redwood Code Academy in Orange County to learn modern, full stack web development. Isaac tells us about the learning style atContinue Reading →
