The coding bootcamp space is certainly not slowing down for summer – in July we read about so many new initiatives happening in the edtech space! Schools raised over $5 million and a bootcamp loan provider raised a $9.8 million Series A round, and several companies like Twitter and huge New York banks are partnering with coding bootcamps to train students. We break down a new income share agreement bill in the Senate, relay tips for determining if an online course is a ‘scam’ and tell you about a handful of new scholarships and apprenticeships. Plus, we’ll share tons of new bootcamps and expansions into new campuses (and we’ll tell you about the one school that closed in July).
Inside Higher Ed and Forbes both covered a new ISA Bill, called the ISA Student Protection Act which was introduced a bipartisan group of senators (we dive into what this bill means in the podcast).
Nerd Wallet looks at how to pay for coding bootcamp, with options including using an ISA, attending an EQUIP program school, applying for scholarships, attending a school with a tuition guarantee, using GI Bill benefits and more.
Inverse.com interviews Code to Inspire CEO Fershteh Forough, who founded a bootcamp for women in Afghanistan, about why she teaches blockchain as part of the coding bootcamp – and how blockchain helps Afghani women specifically.
Jobs After Tech Bootcamp: Salary, Location, Language
Shelly Hagan from Bloomberg put together a list of the highest paying jobs of 2019, finding that Data Scientist is at number one, with average salaries of $95,000 per year
Forbes contributor Tom Taulli writes about the results of a Hired survey and the trends for where developers are living. Tech salaries in Boston jumped 9% last year and Austin and Washington D.C. saw 6% increases.
A coding bootcamp grad has founded a nonprofit tech company to help families find out if they qualify for SNAP benefits or food stamps. Genevieve Nielsen went to The Starter League in Chicago, and has used her tech skills to co-found mRelief.
Tips for Choosing a Coding Bootcamp
Nerd Wallet reporter Anna Helhoski wrote a piece called What is a Coding Bootcamp, talks to the managing director of Coding Dojo, and cites a lot of Course Report stats about popularity, length of bootcamps, and salaries, etc.
Jack Kinsella, a Data Science student at Data Science Retreat, wrote an in-depth article about what data science bootcamp is like, how he chose a data science bootcamp, and what he liked/disliked about his experience.
EU Neighbours reports that 42 Code School is opening in Armenia in Europe, as part of the 42 network. 42 is a free code school funded by French businessman Xavier Niel, which originally launched in Paris.
The Davidson College online newspaper reports on the students taking a Summer of Code bootcamp, taught by former instructors from Dev Bootcamp, Sharif Abushadi and Jesse Farmer.
Level, a data science bootcamp at Northeastern, has closed down. All active students will continue through the December completion date, as scheduled, but after training 700 students, Northeastern will no longer offer independent data analytics courses through Level.
New Schools on Course Report:
Indiana Wesleyan University Cybersecurity Bootcamp, another online bootcamp
Source Code Developer Academy in Bridgetown, Barbados
Techlent, an online data science bootcamp
USD Professional and Continuing Education Coding Bootcamp, an online bootcamp powered by Thinkful
Butler University Data Analytics Boot Camp, in Indianapolis, Indiana
Our Favorite Pieces on the Course Report Blog:
Liz had fun interviewing Rachel Bussert, Epicodus’ Director of Student Services who has been coordinating the internship program at Epicodus for over four years. At Course Report, we love internships as an option after bootcamp, and Rachel tells us what she’s learned about finding internship opportunities, the value of an internship before your full-time job search, and how to make the most of an internship once you’ve landed it. Check it out!
Imogen’s favorite was a video tutorial we collaborated on with an instructor from Galvanize data science bootcamp, Sean Reed! We visited the Galvanize campus in Manhattan and made a video about how students can choose between learning Python or R for data science, and what people need to know before they launch a data science career! It’s a quick 7-minute video, so a great watch for anyone interested in getting into data science!
Imogen is a writer and content producer who loves writing about technology and education. Her background is in journalism, writing for newspapers and news websites. She grew up in England, Dubai and New Zealand, and now lives in Brooklyn, NY.
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