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Liz EgglestonUpdated on August 12, 2014Rak Chugh and Richard Hu have been working with Byte Consulting, a research, analytics and technology firm, for 15 years. When it became clear that there was a demand for technologists in the financial sector, they founded Byte Academy, a 12-week immersive program to transform students into financial technol...Continue Reading →- Liz EgglestonUpdated on August 11, 2014Lillian Ng had a background in electrical engineering, but wanted to work in computer programming, so she enrolled in the Code Fellows Ruby on Rails Development Accelerator in January 2014. Two months later, she had a new set of skills and a job with Simply Measured as a Junior Software Engineer. We talk to Lillian about a...Continue Reading →
- Cameron BuckinghamUpdated on August 8, 2014Cameron Buckingham is a student at gSchool, a 6-month coding school in Colorado. He blogs each week about his experience at gSchool- this week, he talks about working with Rails and submitting an abstract for a Ruby conference!Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on August 7, 2014Erik Trautman attended App Academy in San Francisco, then created The Odin Project, a free online resource for students learning to be developers. After talking with students who needed more support in their online journey to code, Erik recently launched the Viking Code School, a selective online program complete with instr...Continue Reading →
- Khurram ViraniUpdated on August 7, 2014On Tuesday, July 15th, Lighthouse Labs launched our brand-new website. It featured a completely new design, video, a fresh application process, and more. The most interesting part of it all was that it was developed by our students for their final project. As our January cohort progressed I noticed two of our students, Joseph and Rachel (pictured...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on February 7, 2020We're excited to present the results of our latest survey of graduates in the bootcamp space. We surveyed graduates from 48 qualifying programming schools and received 432 responses from graduates that met the criteria. The majority of graduates of coding bootcamps are finding full-time employment, and 75% of graduates surveyed report being employed in a full-time job requirin...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 12, 2018Coder Foundry is a training program that teaches three-month courses to a variety of skill levels and assists with finding students their dream tech jobs. We talk to Bobby & Lawrence about their background in technology, the difference between their Apprentice Class and Master Class, and why they choose to teach .NET ...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on August 1, 2014Since launching their programming school in Austin, MakerSquare has trained hundreds of qualified professionals to be full-time web and software developers through an in-person immersive training program. They now set their sights on San Francisco. So why San Francisco? We would like to have a presence and provide our ...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 31, 2014Rachel Logie was introduced to software development after working in healthcare and travelling- once she had completed some online courses, she knew it was time to take her education to the next level. So she applied to gSchool, the 6-month Rails-based course in Denver, Colorado. In this Q&A, Rachel tells us about why she...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 29, 2014Steven Weiss and Shawn Broukhim graduated from the General Assembly Web Development Immersive in April 2014 with a baseline knowledge of software development, but felt like they needed more structured learning and career development. They both got fellowships with the NYC Dev Shop, the self-described "Grad School for Bootcamps" and are currently working in project management ...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 29, 2014Located in the heart of Boston Chinatown, Launch Academy is a vibrant, open space that invites learning around every corner. We got to take a tour of the classroom- check out our photos below! Keep Calm & Code! Launchers gather in the open classroom for the morning and afternoon guided teaching sessions: Students pair program at each computer station, r...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 28, 2014Cameron Buckingham is a student at gSchool, a 6-month coding school in Colorado. He blogs each week about his experience at gSchool- here, he talks about working with CRUD and how gSchool is keeping Cameron sane and fit with tubing trips and hikes!Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 23, 2014Data Science for n00bs We learned so much in our webinar with Laurie & Irmak of Datascope Analytics and Metis, including: Laurie & Irmak's unique journies from academia to the new world of Data Science The skills that you need to get a job as a data science, and why you're probably underestimating your skill level! How and when you can become involved in the next Metis Data S...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 22, 2014Roger Le is an instructor for Coder Vox, a 12-week coding bootcamp that just launched their full-time PHP course. We talk to Roger about the differences between bootcamps and academia, the lessons he's learned at Coder Vox, and the project-based curriculum at the coding school.Continue Reading →
- Emma Mindel (Zimmerman)Updated on July 22, 2014Emma Zimmerman is the Global Marketing Manager for Startup Institute, creating digital marketing campaigns to build brand awareness for startups online. She was drawn to startups in college, but didn't realize working for a startup was a real job option until she had the opportunity to leave her 9-to-5 for a...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 18, 2014After working at an IT company managing programmers, Jaime Munoz decided that he wanted to learn coding skills, so he enrolled in IronHack, a coding bootcamp in Madrid (with locations in Miami and Barcelona). Jaime tells us why he chose IronHack, the technical and soft skills he learned in his course and the mentors who have h...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 17, 2014David Silva taught himself to code using books and tutorials in Colombia. He won an AngelHack Hackathon in 2013 and when AngelHack launched their education vertical with One Month Rails, he got involved. David is now instructing and mentoring students at AngelHack Education- we talk to him about the structure of the course, expectations and student outcomes, and how their collaboration with t...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 16, 2014Join Liz of Course Report and Laurie & Irmak of Metis on Tuesday, July 22 for a free webinar. You'll also have a chance to ask any questions you have about the Data Science course at Metis! Date: Tuesday, July 22 Time: 6:30pm EST SAVE YOUR SPOT NOW! Think it takes a PhD to be a data scientist? Think agai...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 15, 2014Marta Fonda needed to improve her web development skills in order to compete for jobs at her dream companies, so she enrolled in IronHack, an 8-week intensive programming course for developers and entrepreneurs. We talk to Marta about how she succeeded in the class and got a job as a front-end engineer at floqq.com! What...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 12, 2018We’re continually impressed with Fullstack Academy- not only because of their placement rates and intentional curriculum, but also because we’ve personally attended their hiring day twice now, and the final projects speak for themselves. Unlike the last Fullstack hiring day, there were no presentations by students; instea...Continue Reading →
