Authors > Liz Eggleston
Experience
Liz Eggleston is co-founder of Course Report, the most complete resource for students choosing a coding bootcamp. Liz has dedicated her career to empowering passionate career changers to break into tech, providing valuable insights and guidance in the rapidly evolving field of tech education.
At Course Report, Liz has built a trusted platform that helps thousands of students navigate the complex landscape of coding bootcamps. Through in-depth reviews, comprehensive resources, and expert advice, she ensures that learners have the necessary tools to make confident decisions about their education and career paths.
Liz focuses on content that drives home the transformative potential of immersive learning experiences and bridging the information gap between aspiring learners and the 600+ bootcamp options available around the world. Liz also conducts leading research about the bootcamp industry. Her research about coding bootcamp market size, demographics, and outcomes has been cited in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, and more.
Beyond her work at Course Report, Liz is proud to speak on panels about alternative education, keynote at industry conferences, write articles for publications like The Muse, and host online and offline events for potential bootcamp students. Liz has even been invited to speak about bootcamp credentials at The White House under President Obama! She also co-hosts a monthly podcast about coding bootcamp industry news, identifying and tracking trends. Above all, Liz hopes to inform aspiring learners as they navigate the ever-changing world of technology and coding education.
When she’s not getting to know bootcamp alumni and founders, you can find Liz in search of the perfect breakfast taco or walking with her perfect border terrier, Maeby. Check out Liz & Course Report on Twitter and YouTube!
Previous Work Experience
LivingSocial and AmeriCorps Tutoring
Expertise
- Market Data
- Coding Bootcamps
- Bootcamp Lenders
- Admissions & Enrollment
- Alternative Education
- Non-Profit Bootcamps
Education
- B.A. in English - Indiana University
- Minor in Biology, Spanish - Indiana University
Latest Articles by Liz Eggleston
The Best Books to Learn Ruby
Want to learn Ruby? Ruby (most often paired with Rails) is an object-oriented programming languag...
Student Spotlight: Derek Kaknes, Metis
Derek Kaknes was sold on Metis because of their association with thoughtbot. A recent graduate, D...
Student Spotlight: Adam Patterson, Metis
Adam Patterson knew he wanted to make a career change, and turned to Metis, a 12-week Ruby on Rai...
Instructor Spotlight: Brad Johnson, Code Fellows
After graduating from the Code Fellows iOS Dev Accelerator, Brad Johnson decided to combine his i...
Student Spotlight: Migi Domingo, Fullstack
Migi Domingo is a recent graduate of Fullstack Academy in New York. We met him at the Fullstack D...
Software Craftsmanship: Are Bootcamps Enough?
"Code Review not only improves the code, it improves the developer." That’s what a client said re...
Bloc vs. Thinkful
Thinkful and Bloc are both online programming schools that employ mentors to propel their student...
Founder Spotlight: Dave Hoover, Dev Bootcamp
Dave Hoover has been involved in the creation and development of several programming bootcamps si...
Founder Spotlight: Jeff Casimir, Turing
Jeff Casimir is a well-known name in the bootcamp world; he worked with LivingSocial in 2012 to s...
Founder Spotlight: Jeremy Snepar, New York Code & Design Academy
New York Code & Design Academy offers part time and full time courses to help students build thei...
Founder Spotlight: Harsh Patel, MakerSquare
Harsh Patel began the first MakerSquare cohort in June of 2013 with three friends who wanted to c...
Webinar Series: Startup Institute
In our webinar with Startup Institute, CEO Aaron O'Hearn walked us through the curriculum and dif...
Student Spotlight: Omari Wallace, Fullstack
Omari Wallace attended Fullstack Academy in 2014, and he told us about what convinced him to join...
Self-Focus vs Collaboration at a Coding Bootcamp
I recently completed the 12-week Web Development program at The Flatiron School, an NYC-based sch...
The Challenge and Necessity Of Coding Bootcamps In Smaller Markets
Jason Sewell is a Cofounder of Dev League, a coding bootcamp based in Honolulu, Hawaii. With pers...
Mentor Spotlight: Matthew Maxwell, Bloc
Matthew Maxwell is a new mentor in the Front End Web Development Apprenticeship at Bloc. His ment...
Student Spotlight: Kyle Dorman, Fullstack Academy
Kyle Dorman decided to get into programming full-time, so he attended Fullstack Academy and is no...
Course Report 2014 Coding Bootcamp Market Size Study
Historical research (2014). This article summarizes Course Report’s 2014 coding bootcamp market s...
Founder Spotlight: Ashu Desai, MakeGamesWithUs
MakeGamesWithUs started inviting users of their online curriculum into their living room to test ...
Founder Spotlight: Adda Birnir of Skillcrush
In 2008, Adda Birnir found herself laid off with some light technical skills- she knew this was t...
