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  Student Spotlight: Sarah Lichter of Flatiron School

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on March 3, 2016

  Sarah was working as a grants manager for a nonprofit, when she got inspired by browsing beautiful websites to pursue coding. She wanted to find a way to study coding without quitting her job, so she chose Flatiron School’s online Learn-Verified coding bootcamp. It meant she was able to study...

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  Student Spotlight: Griffin Hammer of DigitalCrafts

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on March 2, 2016

  Griffin Hammer’s quest to become a web developer has taken him from Greensboro, North Carolina, to Atlanta, Georgia, and now Palo Alto, California. After working in computer engineering on the hardware side, Griffin realized he actually preferred software and coding. He started out teaching himself, but wanted to learn with others so decided to enroll in...

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  Front End Engineering with Jeff Casimir of Turing School

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on July 22, 2021

  Turing School of Software and Design in Denver is known for their seven-month long Web Application Development program which thoroughly prepares students to be professional developers. But in June 2016, Turing will launch a new, immersive Front-End Engineering program to meet the need for software developers who...

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  Founder Spotlight: Gregorio Rojas of Sabio

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on February 29, 2016

  In 2013, Gregorio Rojas and Liliana Monge started Sabio, a full stack coding bootcamp in L.A., with the goal of helping more Angelenos get access to programming skills. Now the bootcamp is well established with a new campus in Orange County, and dozens of successful alumni working as developers. Gregorio is head instructor/CTO and spoke to...

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  Student Spotlight: Tammer Galal of Rutgers Coding Bootcamp

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on February 29, 2016

  Tammer Galal had just graduated from college and was about to start medical school, when he changed lanes completely and decided to follow his passion for technology. Now he is studying to become a web developer at Rutgers Coding Bootcamp and absolutely loving it. Tammer tells us about why he chose Rutgers Coding Bootcamp, wh...

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  Alumni Spotlight: Jonny Warren of The Iron Yard

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on February 26, 2016

  Jonny Warren was an artist and custom picture framer before he decided to take the Front-End Engineering course at The Iron Yard in Atlanta in 2015. Now he is combining his artistic and programming skills in his job as a UI developer creating mockups and implementing them into development at...

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  Everything You Need to Know About Learning Mobile Development

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on July 22, 2021

  TurnToTech is a mobile development bootcamp where students can choose to learn iOS or Android development. TurnToTech co-founder and CEO Aditya Narayan tells us about the student experience, what’s next for Mobile in 2016, an...

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  Cracking the Code School Interview: Dev Bootcamp

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on February 23, 2016

  As of December 8, 2017, Dev Bootcamp will no longer be operating. Course Report attended the “How To Ace Your Interview” meetup at Dev Bootcamp New York, to find out the inside knowledge on what happens when you apply for Dev Bootcamp’s immersive web development program. Here we outline the whole application process, from sub...

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  Alumni Spotlight: Nicki and Melissa of Sabio

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on October 21, 2020

  We love talking to coding bootcamp grads who have landed their first jobs as developers; but what are alumni up to one year after they graduate? In January 2015, Nicki Klein was starting her first job as a developer after graduating from Sabio. Now, s...

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  Webinar Panel: CS Degree vs Coding Bootcamps

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on February 18, 2016

  Are Coding Bootcamps the new "replacement" for college degrees? Or are bootcamp grads missing out on valuable Computer Science theory by opting out of a traditional CS degree? As coding bootcamps rise in popularity, they face both praise and criticism- but what is the real difference between these two education paths? Join Course Report and our expert panel (seriously, these folks are runni...

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