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Liz EgglestonUpdated on August 4, 2017Make School’s Product College is a two-year software development school which touts better preparation for students entering the working world than a college degree. We sat down with Product C...Continue Reading →- Imogen CrispeUpdated on August 4, 2017When Hillary Whitworth heard that a coding bootcamp, Covalence, was opening in her city of Birmingham, Alabama, she took a semester off from college and took the plunge. Now, two years after graduating fromContinue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on August 2, 2017Finding a tech job in San Francisco? Easy. Landing a tech job in Cincinnati, Ohio after learning to code online and switching careers from campus ministry? Sounds harder! Michael Casciato did just that with the help ofContinue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on August 1, 2017Need a summary of news about coding bootcamps from July 2017? Course Report has just what you need! We’ve put together the most important news and developments in this blog post and podcast. In July, we read about the closure of two major coding bootcamps, we dived into a number of new industry reports, we heard some student success stories, we read about new investments in bootcamps, and we ...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on October 21, 2020Kyle Campbell has launched two startups, Retsly and Hack Capital, and built his engineering teams by hiring developers from Lighthouse Labs in Vancou...Continue Reading →
- Lauren StewartUpdated on July 31, 2017After finding she was the only woman in her Computer Science undergrad courses, Carrie decided to switch paths and pursue a career in Education. But she found herself drawn to software development, looking for the opportunity to learn and grow. Carrie knew that she needed to continue working while...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on July 27, 2017Boston-based startup accelerator MassChallenge recently hired their new Global Marketing and Operations Senior Director Peter Micali out of Startup Institute’s Digital Marketing bootcamp – and we wanted to find out what made this alum ...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on July 25, 2017With the closing of Dev Bootcamp (slated for December 8, 2017), you’re probably wondering what other coding bootcamp options are out there. Dev Bootcamp changed thousands of lives, and built a great reputation with employers, so we are sad to see it go. Fortunately, there are still plenty of quality coding bootcamps in the citi...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on July 20, 2017Hackbright Academy launched an 8-week, part-time Hackbright Prep program in San Francisco in April, a...Continue Reading →
- Kim DesmondUpdated on April 10, 2020What was once an idyllic pipedream of working from a laptop on the beach, remote work has become a global reality - and necessity. Driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, much of the world now works remotely. For some, jumping on Zoom calls and working online is basically business as usual. Unfortunately for others, social distancing at home means no work at all. Despite much of the world slowing ...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on March 16, 2020How do you stay motivated throughout an online coding bootcamp (and land a job afterwards)? Many people choose to take online coding bootcamps because it’s more convenient to study from home, or because they don’t have access to an in-person bootcamp in their city. At Course Report, we regularly hear success stories from online bootcamp graduates who have found great jobs with their new s...Continue Reading →
- Lauren StewartUpdated on July 7, 2017Co-founder and CTO of app demo company AppOnboard, Adam Piechowicz, recently hired a LearningFuze coding bootcamp grad as a multi-disciplinary Creative Engineer. And get this – the grad scored above average on the technical interview, making him a no-brainer hire. Learn about the differences Adam sees between theContinue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on October 21, 2020Financial companies often need software developers just as much as companies in the tech industry. So what are FinTech roles, how do you find them, and what qualities are those companies looking for in a developer? .NET coding bootcamp Coder Foundry sees many graduates entering developer roles at finance and banking companies....Continue Reading →
- Mahsa TehraniUpdated on May 30, 2024Have you ever heard of a Hackathon? Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, it’s a buzzword. Why? One, Hackathons are a great chance to meet people who are just as excited about programming as you are. Two, they can lead to great product creat...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on June 30, 2017Like many bootcampers, Megan Korpics was first encouraged to try programming by her mom, Diane Korpics. And when Megan fell in love with coding and applied to We Can Code IT in Cleveland, her mom decided to learn alongside her! Diane was a former chemical engineer before taking 10 years to homeschool her children, so she had so...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on June 29, 2017Missed any news about coding bootcamps from June 2017? Course Report is here for you! We’ve compiled the most important news and developments in this blog post and podcast. In June, we heard John Oliver and Megyn Kelly talk about bootcamps, we read about new investments in bootcamps, a number of newspapers wrote about the impact bootcamps are having at a local level, and we were excited to he...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on December 9, 2025So you want to land a job after coding bootcamp? The statistics are on your side – 73% of bootcampersContinue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on June 27, 2017Jason Fry enjoyed programming in high school, but went a different direction in college. After relocating, getting married, and starting a family, Jason reevaluated his career, and decided to enroll in General Assembly’s Web Development Immersive Remote coding bootcamp to get back into tech. Jason tells us why he chose a ful...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on June 23, 2017Once Courtney Waller got excited about learning to code, it was Thinkful’s job guarantee that gave her the reassurance to enroll in the Flexible Web Development Bootcamp. The Thinkful team worked hard to help Courtney get her first job, and her past c...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on June 21, 2017As a math and science teacher, Rebecca was always interested in using technology in the classroom, but it wasn’t until working in EdTech that she saw a career for herself as a developer. So in 2016, she enrolled atContinue Reading →
