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  Artificial Intelligence vs Data Science

  

  Cole Ingraham

  Updated on December 4, 2023

  With all the amazing advancements that have been happening over the past months and years, it may seem that artificial intelligence appeared out of nowhere. In fact, AI has been an area of research and development for decades, and there are many facets to it beyond large language models and ChatGPT. AI itself is a difficult concept to pin down, as the term has been used to describe many differen...

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  November 2023 Coding Bootcamp News

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on November 26, 2024

  Skills training in the classroom and on the job continues to gain steam in November. With the rise in apprenticeships, there’s also continued momentum behind skills-based hiring. In honor of Veteran’s Day, we share a few initiatives helping military veterans get into tech careers. Plus, read recent news in the Online Program Manager (OPM) world and find out which 6 new bootcamps we added to the...

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  Inside General Assembly's Free Generative AI Course

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on June 27, 2024

  Editor’s note: General Assembly stopped accepting new consumer enrollments on April 28, 2026. This article describes programs and experiences from before that change. Read General Assembly’s official notice. We recently took General Assembly's one-hour ...

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  From Sabio Downtown LA Alum to Professional Software Engineer

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on December 7, 2023

  After his service in the US Army, Christian Govero sought work-life balance, flexibility, and affordability when he chose to learn software engineering at Sabio. He attended in-person at their Downtown Los Angeles location and was instantly connected to a vibrant community network of alumni. Even though Chris started...

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  40,000+ Tech Careers Later: Celebrating 10 Years of Lighthouse Labs

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on November 20, 2023

  Lighthouse Labs launched in 2013 with a clear mission: make technological change available to everyone, not just a select few. Since then, Lighthouse Labs has accelerated more than 40,000 careers in coding, cyber security, data science, and data analytics, and over 9,000 grads from reskilling programs! Co-Founder & Head of Technology Khurram Virani shares how Lighthouse Labs has iterated its...

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  From New College Grad to System Administrator after Springboard

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on October 24, 2025

  College student Gabrielle Oler was beginning a career in early childhood education, but already realized she needed more financial stability, job security, and industry growth. After hearing about the opportunities in cybersecurity, Gabrielle was sold on Springboard for their a...

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  What is an edX MicroBootCamp?

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on November 15, 2023

  Within a rapidly changing workplace, adding industry-relevant skills like knowledge of AI tools is a great way to level up your career. edX has partnered with several leading universities to launch a new, self-paced program,...

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  Self-Paced vs Immersive Courses at Code Fellows

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on November 14, 2023

  Code Fellows has launched a Self-Paced Modality for its Software Development, Ops and Cybersecurity and Web3 programs, but guided by the motto: “self-paced but not alone.” With real-time assistance from instructional staff, oppor...

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  Are Data Science Bootcamps Worth It?

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on November 13, 2023

  Are data science bootcamps really worth it? If you’re looking to make a career change into data science more quickly than traditional routes, then the answer is yes! But not all data science courses are equal — we’re diving into what to look for when researching data science bootcamps, how much you can expect to spend on data science bootcamp tuition, and how to calculate your data science bootc...

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  Inside the Quality Assurance Bootcamp at Coding Temple

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on March 11, 2025

  Quality assurance testing is an essential part of software development, which makes QA testers an integral part of a technical team. At Coding Temple’s Quality Assurance (QA) Testing bootcamp, students will learn the fundamentals of manual and automated testing (plus some JavaScript!) to make them highly mark...

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