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  Choosing Between Codesmith Part-time or Full-time Immersive with Two Alumni

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on June 25, 2021

  We often think of a coding bootcamp as a full-time commitment, but there are also part-time options that are still built for career changers. We caught up with two alumni who took two different paths – Andie quit her job and took the...

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  From Ballerina to Designer after CareerFoundry

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on June 22, 2021

  In 2020, professional ballerina Rina reassessed her career goals and began to follow her new passion for UI/UX design. Rina explains how the multi-layered instructional support – from mentorship to tutor assistance to career counseling – at CareerFoundry’s online UX Design bootcamp played a vital role in helping her make a successf...

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  What is Django?

  

  Rachel Meltzer

  Updated on June 21, 2021

  Django is an open source web framework that is popular because of its security, scalability, simplicity, and versatility. But how is Django used by developers today? In this beginner’s guide, find out the link between Django and Python, and the top 5 reasons developers rely on Django. We’re also digging into the differences between Django and Flask, and how you can use Django in your own web ap...

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  Ultimate Guide to Non-Profit Coding Bootcamps

  

  Rachel Meltzer

  Updated on April 17, 2025

  While many coding bootcamps are for-profit educational institutions, there are a handful of non-profit coding bootcamps that are on a mission to help career-changers break into tech! Some non-profit coding bootcamps are working to make the tech industry more diverse while others exist to uplift underserved comm...

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  How Iris Launched a Networking Career after NGT Academy

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on August 18, 2021

  Iris Colon wanted to take the leap from customer service and sales jobs into a new, challenging career with opportunity for growth. After completing an online intro course at NGT Academy, Iris found her new career path in network engineering. Even as a beginner, Iris explains how...

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  Intro to 3 Data Viz Tools: Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Plotly

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on June 15, 2021

  Data visualization is key to understanding patterns in data, discovering actionable insights, and sharing data with non-technical team members. With so many data visualization tools out there now, Lighthouse Labs Instructor Marwan Kashef walks us through Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Plotly, three top data viz tools relied on by toda...

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  How Cris Funded a Career Switch with Eleven Fifty Academy's PISA

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on June 14, 2021

  When the pandemic opened up a window of time at home, Cris Matson had the opportunity to enroll in Eleven Fifty Academy’s online Web Development bootcamp. Learn how Eleven Fifty Academy’s Progressive Income Share Agreement (PISA) and CARES Act...

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  8 Years Later: Was Devmountain Worth It for Travis?

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on June 9, 2021

  Ever wonder how far a coding bootcamp education can get you? Travis Cook was a successful tech recruiter when he decided to focus on his true passion: technology and data. When Devmountain opened in 2013, Travis enrolled in their first coding bootcamp cohort, and after an 8-year career in tech, he now works as a Senior Front End Deve...

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  How This General Assembly Student Landed a Job with Her Career Coach

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on September 30, 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. How did Cesarina differentiate herself amongst all of the other bootcamp grads in 2020? After losing her job during the pan...

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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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