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How to Learn at Your Own Pace at General Assembly
8/13/2019
General Assembly has offered online courses for a long time, but has just relaunched them on a new, revamped platform! These include self-paced online Learning Paths in skills like Data Analysis, Digital Marketing, and UX, that students can work through on their own schedule. Lissa Marten, General Assembly’s Online Growth Manager, and Online Mentor Rachel Denton tell us how the team has updated the curricula with the latest technologies, and how the one-on-one mentorship and final portfolio projects help students push their careers to the next level! Read the Q&A and watch the demo video.
Continue ReadingFrom Academia to Data Science with Galvanize
8/12/2019
As Rosie Martinez approached the end of her Doctorate of Science in Public Health, she realized her favorite part of her studies was data analysis. When she couldn’t land a data science job right away, she realized she needed to upskill and learn more modern technologies, so she enrolled at Galvanize’s Data Science Immersive bootcamp. Rosie tells us about the broad Galvanize curriculum, her project to get a computer to read messy handwriting, and how she landed a Data Science role at an adtech company! Plus read Rosie’s tips for other women entering the data science field.
Continue ReadingBack to School: These 31 Coding Bootcamps Start in Fall 2019
8/7/2019
As summer meanders into its final weeks, does back-to-school season make you long to be back in the classroom? It’s not just high schools and colleges that are about to reboot their classes in fall – these coding bootcamps all have upcoming courses to jumpstart your new career starting in Fall 2019! Apply today – and you could be a developer by the time 2020 rolls around!
Continue ReadingBalancing My Job with Learning to Code at LearningFuze
8/5/2019
Nicole fell in love with coding when she took some C++ and Python courses during her math degree. She attempted to teach herself the basics of software development, but wasn’t sure which topics to focus on, so enrolled in nearby coding bootcamp LearningFuze in Orange County, CA. Nicole tells us, how she balances her full-time job with studying in the evenings and weekends, what her schedule looks like, and how much support the LearningFuze staff and instructors provide to keep students on track!
Continue ReadingJuly 2019 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup
8/13/2019
The coding bootcamp space is certainly not slowing down for summer – in July we read about so many new initiatives happening in the edtech space! Schools raised over $5 million and a bootcamp loan provider raised a $9.8 million Series A round, and several companies like Twitter and huge New York banks are partnering with coding bootcamps to train students. We break down a new income share agreement bill in the Senate, relay tips for determining if an online course is a ‘scam’ and tell you about a handful of new scholarships and apprenticeships. Plus, we’ll share tons of new bootcamps and expansions into new campuses (and we’ll tell you about the one school that closed in July).
Liz had fun interviewing Rachel Bussert, Epicodus’ Director of Student Services who has been coordinating the internship program at Epicodus for over four years. At Course Report, we love internships as an option after bootcamp, and Rachel tells us what she’s learned about finding internship opportunities, the value of an internship before your full-time job search, and how to make the most of an internship once you’ve landed it. Check it out!
Continue ReadingAn Inside Look at a Tech Elevator Capstone Project
7/31/2019
Megan Mulroy decided to pivot careers from graphic design to coding by attending Tech Elevator. One of her capstone projects was to build a website combining front end CSS and coding, back end Java coding, and pulling the website content from a database using SQL for a dynamic website experience. Megan walked us through her project, highlighted her favorite elements (one involves a raccoon), and talked about why she chose Tech Elevator to launch her new coding career.
Continue ReadingProduct Design vs UX Design
7/31/2019
Understanding the difference between Product Design and UX Design can be challenging since many of the required skill sets can overlap. Terry Million, Design Product Manager at Thinkful, breaks down the two disciplines for us and the potential career opportunities for each. Learn which technical and soft skills are needed for UX vs Product Design, how these roles interact with each other in the real world, and the benefits of understanding both product and UX design for long-term career growth.
Continue ReadingCompare Data Science Bootcamp Costs
7/24/2019
Data scientists are more in-demand than ever, but how much does it cost to learn data science at a bootcamp? From students looking for free data bootcamps to those wondering if a $17,000 data course is worth it, we understand that cost is important to future bootcampers! Data science bootcamp tuition can range from $7,000 to $18,000, so how do you decide what to budget for? In this article, we break down the costs of several popular data science schools, plus share financing options, scholarships, and application pre-requisites.
Continue ReadingHow to Learn Data Science: Python vs R
10/17/2019
When it comes to data science programming languages, you have two options: Python and R. Both Python and R will help you analyze data to see valuable business insights, but which one should beginners learn first to maximize their chances of landing a job? We asked Galvanize Lead Data Science Instructor, Sean Reed, to explain the differences between Python versus R, what each language does best, and which language he suggests data science students should learn first.
Continue ReadingHow Matt Prepares Students for Tech Careers at Rithm School
7/17/2019
With a background teaching at UCLA and another coding bootcamp, Matt Lane brought a wealth of coding and educational experience to Rithm School when he helped co-found it in 2016. As a Lead Instructor, Matt tells us how he helps students feel comfortable asking questions in class, why he believes hands-on assignments are important, and how the team regularly updates the Rithm School curriculum to prepare students for tech jobs at companies like Pinterest, LinkedIn, and Google! Plus get tips for succeeding at coding bootcamp, and find out why Rithm teaches JavaScript AND Python!
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