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  The Web Development Career Path at The Iron Yard

  

  Lauren Stewart

  Updated on May 10, 2017

  [As of October 13, 2017, The Iron Yard will no longer be operating.] In the past, The Iron Yard’s students had to choose whether to learn front end or back end development before enrolling in the program. Now with the launch of...

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  Curriculum Spotlight: Software Engineering at BrainStation

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on February 6, 2023

  BrainStation’s Software Engineering Bootcamp is routinely iterated upon to ensure students are receiving the skills they need to thrive in today’s tech workplace. The BrainStation team breaks down what students can expect to learn in the Software Engineering Bootcamp and who they’ll be taught by (spoiler alert...

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  Meet the Data Science Career Track at Springboard

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on May 8, 2017

  Springboard recently launched their new Data Science Career Track...

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  Employer Spotlight: How Betagig Launched Their Startup With Sabio Grads

  

  Lauren Stewart

  Updated on May 4, 2017

  What sort of companies hire Sabio grads? We spoke with Betagig co-founders Melissa Hargis and Nicki Klein, to see why they prefer to h...

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  How Successful are Coding Bootcamp Graduates 2 Years Out?

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on December 11, 2017

  We know that the majority of graduates are finding jobs after coding bootcamp, but what happens in their careers two years down the line? Flatiron School recently surveyed more than 150 alumni who graduated 1 to 4 years ago...

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  Alumni Spotlight: Zoe Sinner of Designation

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on April 30, 2019

  Zoe Sinner learned the foundations of UX/UI Design at Designation (now Flatiron School) in 2014, and has only continued to skyrocket as a designer since graduating....

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  Getting Accepted to The Software Guild

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on May 2, 2017

  Wondering how to get accepted to The Software Guild? Their team just launched a new, free Introduction to Web Development MOOC, and it’s the perfect prep course to prepare you for day 1 of coding bootcamp. We sat down with The Software Guild F...

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  Episode 13: April 2017 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup + Podcast

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on December 3, 2024

    Missed out on coding bootcamp news in April? Never fear, Course Report is here! We’ve collected everything in this handy blog post and podcast. This month, we read about why outcomes reporting is useful for students, how a number of schools are working to boost their diversity with scholarships, we heard about student experiences at bootcamp, plus we added a bunch of interesting new scho...

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  A New Modular Curriculum at Coder Camps

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on April 27, 2017

  Coder Camps has been teaching programs in full stack JavaScript and .NET since 2013, but in April 2017 they launched a new, modular curriculum. Students can now choose which technologies to learn over 12 weeks, preparing them for the job market in their city and pushing students to understand the “why” behind their decisions. Coder...

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  Alumni Spotlight: Ivy Xing of Make School

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on April 26, 2017

  Ivy Xing was studying computer science in college, but realized she needed experience building her own products. So she took the summer after her junior year off to enroll in Make School’s Summer Academy iOS track. Ivy tells us about the range of backgrounds in her Make School cohort, how she built her awesome iOS game Melonac...

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