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Liz EgglestonUpdated on May 10, 2024Data Analyst roles are in high-demand, with over 50,000 jobs posted in the last year at an average advertised salary of $105,540. According to the recent General Assembly report,Continue Reading →- Liz EgglestonUpdated on February 8, 2021While the majority of coding bootcamp students are motivated by the prospect of a job as a developer at graduation, about 8% of bootcampers reported taking the class in order to start their own business or become a technical cofounder. Starting with a killer idea and learning the ...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on August 25, 2015Whether Nikki Woelk was working in Drupal and PHP or in non-profit fundraising, her goals have always aligned with meaningful companies working to make the world a happier place. When she decided to transition back into a technical role, Nikki was sold on online bootcamp Bloc because of the chance to work 1-on-1 with a mentor and up...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on August 24, 2015Did you miss the last Metis Data Science Open House? Catch the replay, along with some of our favorite moments from the panel Q&A, here!Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on August 19, 2015After several years teaching algebra and biology, Mark Bann was turned on to programming, so he used his summer break to learn Java at Detroit’s Grand Circus Java Bootcamp. We sat down with Mark to talk about why the bootcamp model appeals to him as a teacher, the feedback loop atContinue Reading →
- Nick ToscanoUpdated on August 17, 2015Los Angeles is the second largest city in the US and is most notably identified as the entertainment capital of the world. However, as of late, Los Angeles is witnessing a significant increase in its tech startup community. Startups focused on a diverse spectrum of tech related fields includingContinue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on September 25, 2020Coding Bootcamps are expensive. The average full-time programming bootcamp in the US costs $9,900, with some bootcamps charging up to $20,000 in tuition. We'll talk about how to calculate your ROI, available scholarships, when to use financing or payment plans, and unique payment models. We'll also explore the nitty gritty details about bootcamp loans with Zander Rafael of ...Continue Reading →
- Nick ToscanoUpdated on December 3, 2024Turing School of Software and Design is a 7-month, full-time, immersive bootcamp located in Denver, Colorado. Turing's Ruby on Rails focused bootcamp features four distinctive 6-week modules covering Ruby fundamentals, Ruby web a...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on December 9, 2025The game industry has never been more accessible. With engines like Unity and Unreal Engine available for free and indie games regularly breaking through on platforms like Steam, the opportunity to turn your game ideas into a real portfolio has never been stronger. These game development bootcamps teach you the tec...Continue Reading →
- Harry HantelUpdated on August 6, 2015The July News Roundup is your monthly news digest full of the most interesting articles and announcements in the coding bootcamp space. Want your bootcamp's news to be included in the next News Roundup? Submit announcements of new courses, scholarships, or open jobs at your school! This Week's Student Spo...Continue Reading →
- Nick ToscanoUpdated on January 8, 2025Canadian bootcamps are working hard to develop the talent needed to keep up with Canada’s growing tech hubs. StartUp Genome ranks Toronto and Vancouver amongst the top 20 startup ecosystems in the world. The Canadian tech economy as a whole is being fueled by thriving companie...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on August 5, 2015With 30 years of experience in the University of Illinois Computer Science department and a stint at Google, Sam Kamin is making the transition into bootcamps. He’s currently designing the curriculum forContinue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on August 5, 2015Convinced by their hands-on approach to teaching, Joseph Knowles enrolled at Makers Academy's online bootcamp option, Ronin. We talk to Joseph about the difference between his undergraduate experience and a bootcamp, using Slack to build an online community, and his new job as a software developer atContinue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on May 16, 2024African-Americans make up only 4% of people in software development jobs, and Latino/as make up only 5% of these jobs in the US (source). Coding bootcamps will graduate over 16,000 students this year and place them into jobs as developers at startups and enterprise companies. 63% of those coding bootcamp graduates are white. In this webinar, we're joined by code schools&n...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on September 26, 2023Thinking about applying to App Academy? Although App Academy is very selective in its admissions process, the bottom line is that you don't need to be an expert coder to apply! Find out how App Academy helps total tech beginners and those with some coding experience prepare for its rigorous technical assessments and interviews, an...Continue Reading →
- Nick ToscanoUpdated on December 1, 2025Turing School of Software & Design offers a seven-month intensive course in web development. Rose Kohn recently made the big move from D.C. to Denver to enroll at Turing. Kohn is now several weeks into the program, and she recently found some time in her very busy schedule to reflect on her impressi...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 27, 2015Although Fehim Hatipoglu studied electrical engineering at Purdue, he was interested in an iOS coding bootcamp to get a job in mobile development. Since he always wanted to live in Amsterdam, The App Academy was the perfect fit. Having recently finished 9 weeks at The App Academy, we talked to Fehim about the growing...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 27, 2015Jordan Kimura already had a solid foundation in design and marketing. Armed with a B.A. in Graphic Design and an M.B.A., Jordan wanted to add to her web development to her skillset. She knew she wanted an immersive learning experience that offered full-stack development so that she could learn front-end and back-end coding languages to ...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 22, 2015Yulia Barannikova is a finance major who noticed that the jobs she wanted required programming knowledge, so she enrolled in Byte Academy, a FinTech coding bootcamp in New York. Motivated by the fact that Byte teaches Python and that women are automatically eligible for a $2,000 scholarship, Yulia is now the first female graduate ofContinue Reading →
- Nick ToscanoUpdated on July 21, 2015Bitmaker Labs CEO Craig Hunter was an early employee at Uber before joining the Canadian bootcamp in 2014. Since then, he’s helped them grow the business from a single one-course bootcamp to providing seven unique learning experiences. Hunter walked us through the regulatory processContinue Reading →
