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  Alumni Spotlight: Juliet of New York Code + Design Academy

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on August 24, 2017

  Aspiring game developer and artist Juliet Hitchner wasn’t fulfilled in advertising, so she enrolled at New York Code and Design Academy to hone her coding skills. She had been relying on Google and YouTube to tea...

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  Watch the Fullstack Academy Demo Day!

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on August 29, 2017

  What exactly can students build after a coding bootcamp? We attended a recent Fullstack Academy and The Grace Hopper Program Demo Day to find out. A total of 19 teams presented the tech behind their awesome Capstone Projects, such as an AI kitch...

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  Alumni Spotlight: Matthew Arvidson of Coder Camps

  

  Lauren Stewart

  Updated on August 21, 2017

  Since 5th grade, Matthew Arvidson wanted to be a developer, but didn’t think it was a viable career because he didn’t know anyone working in the tech industry. After teaching himself some code online, Matthew took a friend’s advice and chose to attend...

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  How to Kick Imposter Syndrome At Coding Bootcamp

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on July 13, 2021

  Are you learning to code but worried you’ll never truly be a professional coder? You may be experiencing Imposter Syndrome, and don’t worry – it’s pretty common. As the Dean of Students at all-women’s coding bootcamp, The Grace Hopper Program, Meg Duffy has heard first hand about the anxieties that come with lea...

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  Employer Spotlight: Why PDG Consulting Hires From Sabio

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on August 17, 2017

  With clients like Sony Pictures, Warner Brothers, and AT&T, the five (5!) Sabio grads who landed jobs at PDG Consulting are working on some seriously exciting projects. We sat down with HR Lead Domenick Calise to find out how he works...

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  Campus Spotlight: The New Cincinnati Campus at Tech Elevator

  

  Lauren Stewart

  Updated on August 16, 2017

  Tech Elevator has a track record of quality outcomes in Columbus and Cleveland, so we’re excited to see them expand to a new city – Cincinnati! We sat down with CEO and co-founder, Anthony Hughes, to learn more about their...

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  Meet an Online Bootcamp: Lambda School

  

  Lauren Stewart

  Updated on October 21, 2020

  With new funding from Y Combinator, Lambda School has changed up their curriculum and their tuition model, and co-founder Austen Allred gives us the scoop on their new 6-month online coding bootcamp. Using JavaScript and C++ as teaching tools,...

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  Why General Assembly Teaches Data Science in Atlanta

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on May 17, 2024

  Atlanta is home to tech startups like MailChimp and Cardlytics, in addition to powerhouses like Home Depot, and Delta Airlines. Alternative education providers like General Assembly are fueling the hiring needs of these Atlanta companies, and we’re diving into GA’s Data Science Immersive with instructor Justin Pounders. Justin...

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  From Marketing Design to UX/UI: Luis Nagel’s Ironhack Story

  

  Lauren Stewart

  Updated on August 9, 2017

  Thanks to bootcamp graduates who entered our sweepstakes competition to win a $500 Amazon Gift Card by leaving a Verified Review of their bootcamp experience on Course Report! This time, our lucky winner was Luis, who graduated from Ironhack in Madrid this April. We caught up with him to fin...

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  Could Product College be an alternative to a CS degree?

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on August 4, 2017

  Make School’s Product College is a two-year software development school which touts better preparation for students entering the working world than a college degree. We sat down with Product College Lead Adam Braus to ask about the differences between Product College and a coding bootcamp, how...

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