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  Melissa’s Journey to Web Development with UT Austin Coding Boot Camp

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on June 8, 2021

  Melissa spent years working in customer service, but was looking for a new challenge. After completing free coding courses online, Melissa made the leap and enrolled in UT Austin Coding Boot Camp, offered in collaboration with edX, while still working full-time and caring for her young family. Now Melissa is a Web Developer...

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  Inside Thinkful’s Deferred Tuition Plan: Everything You Need to Know

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on September 14, 2021

  Thinkful is now offering Deferred Tuition (which can also cover living expenses!) to eligible students in the US. We caught up with Erin Thompson from...

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  A Deep Dive Into Software Guild’s Virtual Classroom

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on June 2, 2021

  Since 2013, Software Guild has been offering both virtual and in-person bootcamps teaching Java and .NET/C#. Kishore Pashindla, a Technical Trainer at The Software Guild, joins us for a virtual walkthrough of the Software Guild online classroom and explains a typical day at the bootcamp. Kishore also shares his advice for students interested in making a career change into tech and tells us exac...

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  From Project Manager to Software Engineer after Coding Temple

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on June 2, 2021

  Renata was bored with her project management job and ready for a change, but wasn’t sure she could return to college for a Computer Science degree. After thorough research, Renata decided to enroll in Coding Temple’s online software engineering bootcamp. Renata shares what she learned in the...

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  May 2021 Coding Bootcamp News

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on December 4, 2024

  Course Report · Course Report Coding Bootcamp News Roundup - May 2021 Happy (nearly) summer! As the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, we’re happy to relay news that tech hiring is on the rise, which means plenty of job opportunities for bootcamp g...

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  Code Fellows’ Diversity Scholarship Helps a Single Parent Break Into Tech

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on June 1, 2021

  After losing her job at the start of the pandemic, Sarah Shatto realized that reskilling could change the trajectory of her career. She decided to enroll in the remote Software Development bootcamp at...

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  Why Alyssa Chose BrainStation’s Online Digital Marketing Bootcamp

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on June 1, 2021

  In 2020, Alyssa took the COVID-19 lockdown as an opportunity to pivot her career from kinesiology to digital marketing. After several recommendations from folks in her network, she enrolled in BrainStation’s remote Digital Marketing Bootcamp. Alyssa shares how the online bootcamp provided her with professional-level knowledge to lau...

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  CareerFoundry Grads 2 Years After UX Design Bootcamp

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on May 27, 2021

  Aladrian Goods and Cici Yang were caught in careers they weren't passionate about when they decided to tap into their creative sides. Both Aladrian and Cici enrolled in CareerFoundry’s fully remote UX Design bootcamp in order to kickstart their careers in UX design – and two years later, their careers have taken off! Cici and Alad...

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  Inside Career Services at Boot Camps Powered By edX

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on May 26, 2021

  edX partners with over 50 universities across the country to offer technical boot camps across the US. Kyle Martinowich, a Career Director and Career Coach at edX, explains how their team gets students job-ready with the career support and job search skills they need to land the best position for them. Plus, find out which roles edX-powered boot camp students typically land after graduation, and...

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  What Is Penetration Testing?

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on August 18, 2021

  Cybersecurity is an essential part to many modern businesses and neglecting it can be costly. To identify a system’s vulnerabilities that can be exploited by criminal hackers, cybersecurity professionals conduct penetration tests. But what exactly is pen testing? And how do you become a pen tester?...

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