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Why We Let Our Students Build the Lighthouse Labs Website
8/7/2014
On Tuesday, July 15th, Lighthouse Labs launched our brand-new website. It featured a completely new design, video, a fresh application process, and more. The most interesting part of it all was that it was developed by our students for their final project.
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Course Report Bootcamp Graduate Demographics & Outcomes Study
2/7/2020
We're excited to present the results of our latest survey of graduates in the bootcamp space. We surveyed graduates from 48 qualifying programming schools and received 432 responses from graduates that met the criteria.
The majority of graduates of coding bootcamps are finding full-time employment, and 75% of graduates surveyed report being employed in a full-time job requiring the skills learned at bootcamp, with an average salary increase of 44%.
Continue ReadingFounder Spotlight: Coder Foundry
7/12/2018
Coder Foundry is a training program that teaches three-month courses to a variety of skill levels and assists with finding students their dream tech jobs. We talk to Bobby & Lawrence about their background in technology, the difference between their Apprentice Class and Master Class, and why they choose to teach .NET to their cohorts of aspiring software developers.
Continue ReadingMakerSquare Launches in San Francisco with a New Favorable Pricing Model
8/1/2014
Since launching their programming school in Austin, MakerSquare has trained hundreds of qualified professionals to be full-time web and software developers through an in-person immersive training program. They now set their sights on San Francisco.
Continue ReadingStudent Spotlight: Rachel Logie, gSchool
7/31/2014
Rachel Logie was introduced to software development after working in healthcare and travelling- once she had completed some online courses, she knew it was time to take her education to the next level. So she applied to gSchool, the 6-month Rails-based course in Denver, Colorado. In this Q&A, Rachel tells us about why she decided to choose gSchool (hint: diversity is key!), what a typical day looks like, and how she deals with burnout at a coding school.
Continue ReadingStudent Spotlight: General Assembly Web Development Immersive
7/29/2014
Steven Weiss and Shawn Broukhim graduated from the General Assembly Web Development Immersive in April 2014 with a baseline knowledge of software development, but felt like they needed more structured learning and career development. They both got fellowships with the NYC Dev Shop, the self-described "Grad School for Bootcamps" and are currently working in project management and development. We talk to Steven & Shawn about their advice to future General Assembly students, how they've continued to learn after graduating, and their fellowship at NYC Dev Shop.
Continue ReadingLaunch Academy Classroom Tour
7/29/2014
Located in the heart of Boston Chinatown, Launch Academy is a vibrant, open space that invites learning around every corner. We got to take a tour of the classroom- check out our photos below!
Continue ReadingWeek 7 at gSchool: Guest Speakers and Weekend Trips
7/28/2014
Cameron Buckingham is a student at gSchool, a 6-month coding school in Colorado. He blogs each week about his experience at gSchool- here, he talks about working with CRUD and how gSchool is keeping Cameron sane and fit with tubing trips and hikes!
Continue ReadingWebinar Series: Data Science for n00bs with Metis
7/23/2014
We learned so much in our webinar with Laurie & Irmak of Datascope Analytics and Metis, including:
As promised, you can watch and share the whole webinar on demand by following this link.
Continue ReadingInstructor Spotlight: Roger Le, Coder Vox
7/22/2014
Roger Le is an instructor for Coder Vox, a 12-week coding bootcamp that just launched their full-time PHP course. We talk to Roger about the differences between bootcamps and academia, the lessons he's learned at Coder Vox, and the project-based curriculum at the coding school.
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