Jess Feldman
Updated March 06, 2025
Sean Chamberlain’s journey into software engineering began with a desire to bring their interactive art installations into the digital world. As a self-reliant artist, they began teaching themselves to code and soon discovered a passion for it. Seeking structured learning and career support, Sean chose Coding Temple for its affordability, job guarantee, and flexible schedule. Sean shares what...
Jess Feldman
Updated November 27, 2024
This November, the Dole Act passed the House, which is a major step towards funding for VET TEC again. We’ll let you know about a $2M grant for a bootcamp focused on low-income career changers, an OPM that acquired another OPM, and where the U.S. currently stands with Pell grants for short-term programs. Find out the latest on skills-based hiring trends, and all of the new coding bootcamps th...
Jess Feldman
Updated November 19, 2024
To help graduates land better-paying cyber roles, Coding Temple’s Cybersecurity Bootcamp now includes rigorous Certified Ethical Hacking (CEH) certification training. Babatunde Jimoh, a Cybersecurity Instructor at Coding Temple, explains the importance of CEH and CompTIA Security+ certifications. Find out how Coding Temple is prepared to help students successfully pass the intensive CEH exam,...
Jess Feldman
Updated February 12, 2025
The (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study estimates there are 3.4 million cybersecurity job vacancies worldwide, spurring a high demand for cybersecurity, networking, and IT professionals. Cybersecurity bootcamps are heeding the call to help people make quick career changes, but some programs are going a step further by offering learners a job guarantee. To make your search for the right progr...
Jess Feldman
Updated October 30, 2024
There was a real stir-up in the OPM world this October, and we’ll also be diving into workforce development initiatives that are gaining steam in the U.S. As we near Election Day, we’re taking a look at what presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump envision for skills-based hiring. Plus, we’ll let you know about the latest coding bootcamp fundraises (including one $150M Series F...
Jennifer Inglis
Updated October 07, 2024
With the steep increase in the use of AI in all facets of tech, including software development, sales, or marketing, tools like ChatGPT, Github CoPilot, and Llama 3.1 are reshaping the way developers create and program software and solve problems. In fact, it’s estimated that by 2030, the adoption of AI will add $15.7 trillion to the global economy, and 70% of businesses will have integrated ...
Jess Feldman
Updated October 02, 2024
Coding Temple is now offering an 8-week, online tech residency exclusively for Coding Temple bootcamp graduates! James Carlson and Jeff Chebul, recent Coding Temple alumni who wrapped up their tech residency, walk us through their projects, Spork and ScreenSort. They share insights for future tech residents on how to make the most of this unique experience. Learn how the tech residency helped...
Jess Feldman
Updated May 31, 2024
This May, training programs and nonprofits helping women, people of color, low-wage workers, and nonbinary folks make career changes into tech received extra support from investors, philanthropists, and regional government organizations. Numerous grants are now available to Canadians looking to gain technical skills, and a cybersecurity bootcamp announced it is now offering college credit. At...
Jess Feldman
Updated May 30, 2024
Asheville-based musician Lee Dyer’s coding journey began by building his own songwriting website. When his self-taught technical skills hit a ceiling, he realized he needed structured guidance and support, so he enrolled in the part-time Software Engineering Bootcamp at Coding Temple. Lee shares how Coding Temple’s tech stack, educational support, and career services team helped ensure he had...
Nat Davis
Updated April 12, 2024
Quality assurance (QA) testing is an imperative part of the product development process, which makes QA testers an in-demand role on tech teams across industries and companies. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts job growth of 25% in the QA testing field between 2022-2032, which equates to over 400,000 new QA jobs!
QA testing is a great way to break into tech without going direct...
Jess Feldman
Updated April 01, 2024
This March, AI literacy, skills-based hiring, and apprenticeships continued to be top of mind in the coding bootcamp space. Three reports released this month detailed the rising importance of upskilling the current workforce on the use of AI. The federal government issued an executive order on creating more apprenticeship opportunities, and skills-based hiring saw a boost in overall job listi...
Jess Feldman
Updated February 06, 2025
The tech job search process has evolved, thanks to the many AI tools available today. Our careers expert, John Rajeski (Head of Career Services at Coding Temple), lists the 9 tools today’s tech job-seekers may find useful as they create a resume, find tech roles, and prepare for interviews. John breaks down the pros and cons of using AI tools, and the importance of maintaining your unique voi...
Jess Feldman
Updated April 29, 2025
Jobs in AI are in high demand across many industries, and the responsibilities for these exciting technical roles only continue to evolve. Even with the turbulent tech job market of 2023, LinkedIn's chief economist points to a 21x increase in AI job postings! If you’re interested in the artificial intelligence career path, we’ve rounded up the top 10 AI and machine learning jobs that hiring m...
Jess Feldman
Updated December 29, 2023
2023 was a bit of a rollercoaster year! We’re rounding up the most impactful news we saw about coding bootcamps in 2023. Follow along as we highlight 2023’s top trends and break down the year’s biggest coding bootcamp acquisition, fundraises, and initiatives. Plus, we’re sharing our predictions for 2024 — from tech hiring to AI skills to bootcamp tuition financing!
Course Report · 2023: The...
Jess Feldman
Updated December 29, 2023
December was busy with news of the federal government announcing a new bipartisan Pell Grant bill, and releasing new initiatives to modernize the National Apprenticeships System and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Newly released studies capture the popularity of skills-based hiring among employers, and the demand for even non-tech employees to have AI skills. Plus, find o...
Jess Feldman
Updated April 07, 2025
With the release of new artificial intelligence tools and capabilities, technical careers are rapidly changing. We spoke with four bootcamp graduates from Springboard, General Assembly, Coding Temple, and NYC Data Science Academy to find out how they’ve expanded their tech careers into working with AI. These bootcamp grads are all working in different technical fields (data science, UX design...
Jess Feldman
Updated March 11, 2025
Quality assurance testing is an essential part of software development, which makes QA testers an integral part of a technical team. At Coding Temple’s Quality Assurance (QA) Testing bootcamp, students will learn the fundamentals of manual and automated testing (plus some JavaScript!) to make them highly marketable. If you have a sense of curiosity and persistence, find out how Coding Temple’...
Jess Feldman
Updated February 06, 2025
Coding Temple prioritizes making its programs affordable for incoming students by offering a variety of payment options and scholarships. In addition to Deferred Tuition and monthly payment plans, Coding Temple has also partnered with federally recognized programs, WIAO and Americorps, which in turn cover partial or full tuition. The Admissions Team at Coding Temple walks us through what inco...
Jess Feldman
Updated August 17, 2023
Cybersecurity experts are in high demand as online threats become ever-present. Responding to the market need and requests for a cybersecurity bootcamp, Coding Temple designed a self-paced program directly informed by the CompTIA Security+ exam and cybersecurity professionals working in the field. Backed by their lifelong career support, Coding Temple’s Cybersecurity Bootcamp offers a money-b...
Jess Feldman
Updated December 19, 2023
“AI” is the word of the summer, so we’re rounding up all the news we saw about how generative AI tools will support and expand the tech workforce… not deplete it. After a quiet first half of 2023, we finally saw news about recent coding bootcamp fundraises and acquisitions. We learned of two new ways you would fund your coding bootcamp experience: through Americorps or with your 529 account.&...