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Imogen CrispeUpdated on August 5, 2019Nicole 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...Continue Reading →- Imogen CrispeUpdated on May 15, 2024The 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 a...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 31, 2019Megan 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 ...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on September 17, 2021Understanding 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...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on December 4, 2024Data 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 futur...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on October 17, 2019When 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...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on July 17, 2019With 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 impo...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on July 17, 2019Jerrik Shaw, a graduate of App Academy’s software engineering bootcamp wrote a verified review of his bootcamp experience and won our latest sweepstakes competition! Over 1200 tech bootcamp graduates wrote a Verified review ...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 11, 2019Internships at tech companies are different than your typical internship – don’t expect to be picking up coffee orders! We spoke to Rachel Bussert, Epicodus’ Director of Student Services who has been coordinating the internship program at Epicodus for over four years. Rachel tells us what she’s learned about finding internship opportunities, the val...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on October 21, 2020When Pastor David Stewart had to move to an expensive part of Seattle to be closer to his kids, he urgently needed a higher paying job. Through his research he found that software sales jobs had high salaries, so he enrolled in theContinue Reading →
