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How a 21-day Coding Challenge Inspired Selin to go to Lighthouse Labs
10/23/2019
Three years into her degree, Selin realized that she no longer wanted to study neuroscience. She had always been interested in coding so she signed up for the Lighthouse Labs 21-Day Coding Challenge to test out the waters. The coding challenge helped Selin solidify her desire to switch direction, and she enrolled in the Lighthouse Labs Web Development Bootcamp in Toronto! Find out how the 21 Day Coding Challenge set her up for success in the coding bootcamp interview, in the program itself, and in her internship when she graduated!
Continue Reading →How Steve’s Coding Bootcamp Project Landed Him a Job after Lighthouse Labs
10/23/2019
What if you could follow the activity of restaurants and bars in your city and plan your night out on the town? Well, Steve built an app to do just that for his final coding bootcamp project at Lighthouse Labs. Steve showed us his team’s “HotSpots” project and walked us through the design and building process – all of which helped him land a job as a Product Owner at Kater! He also has great advice for bootcampers looking to use their final project to get a job (hint: tell an interesting story.)
Continue Reading →Why this Web Developer Mentors Lighthouse Labs Students
10/4/2019
After Sanjana discovered an energizing career as a web developer, she wanted to return to her coding bootcamp, Lighthouse Labs, to provide the same mentorship she received as a student. Sanjana tells us how she helps students get unstuck when they are working on a problem, how her day job as a web developer at Shopify informs her mentoring, and what sort of career advice she gives to Lighthouse Labs students. Plus find out her suggestions for starting a career in tech in Vancouver!
Continue Reading →How Feedback Shapes the Curriculum at Lighthouse Labs
6/21/2019
Why is Lighthouse Labs changing their web development bootcamp curriculum again? In 2017 they lengthened the bootcamp to be 10 weeks long, and now it is becoming a 12-week program! Amy Mansell, Lighthouse Labs’ Product Manager, Education, tells us how the team is always looking to enhance the student experience and outcomes by getting feedback from employers, alumni, and mentors. She explains why this new curriculum means a wider range of financing options for students, and how the team has incorporated more fundamentals to deepen and strengthen student learning outcomes.
Continue Reading →April 2019 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup
10/17/2019
Each month, the Course Report team rounds up the most interesting bootcamp industry news that we read and talked about in our office. In April, we were showered with a ton of exciting fundraising and acquisition news, ISAs (income sharing agreements) continued to be a hot topic, and coding bootcamps began getting approved for a new veterans program called VET TEC. We also saw some great diversity initiatives and scholarship opportunities for bootcamps in the US and abroad. Plus, a report from the Christensen Institute looked into bootcamps as disruptors, and two schools are planning to expand the bootcamp model into healthcare – read to the end to find out more.
Continue Reading →Become a Developer at these 31 Summer Coding Bootcamps!
5/7/2019
Oh Summer, one of the best seasons of the year! While it’s a time to relax, bask in the sun, and plan trips with family and friends, summer is also an awesome time to learn. If you’re a current student, teacher, or professional looking to learn to code, a summer bootcamp is a great opportunity to learn to code in a short time frame. Various coding bootcamps that offer summer courses to help you launch a new career in tech. Check out the following courses to help you #learntocode this Summer 2019.
Continue Reading →February 2019 Coding Bootcamp Podcast
3/1/2019
In February we heard some interesting debates about the ethics of data science, how bootcamps are partnering with universities, and companies like Infosys and Google, and how the number of tech education options in Africa is growing! Plus, Thinkful attempted to predict the Oscars, the Ohio Lt. Governor stopped by Tech Elevator, and women in bootcamps were recognized. We also looked at various ways to pay for bootcamp, and tips for breaking into tech. Listen to the podcast or read the roundup below.
Continue Reading →Three Years Later: This Lighthouse Labs Alum is a UX Developer at Mozilla
1/7/2019
With a degree in creative fiction and plans to write a book, Erica didn’t expect to fall in love with coding as a career. But once she started learning JavaScript, she enrolled at Lighthouse Labs to learn full stack web development in Vancouver, Canada. Now, three years after graduating, Erica is a UX Developer at Mozilla in Toronto. She tells us about mentoring students at Lighthouse Labs, how perceptions of coding bootcamp grads have changed over the years, and her advice for breaking into tech!
Continue Reading →2018 End of Year Coding Bootcamp Podcast
12/27/2018
As we near the end of 2018, we're rewinding and reflecting on the most interesting and impactful coding bootcamp news of the year. Come with us as we look at trends, digest thought pieces, break down the ~$175 million in new funding, and more. We’ll also look at our predictions for 2019 and our hopes for the future of coding bootcamps!
Continue Reading →Advocating For Women in Tech After Lighthouse Labs
12/12/2018
Since Jenny Chan graduated from Lighthouse Labs in 2015, the lack of women in tech has become increasingly apparent to her. Her first developer job was at a company where women only held 10% of technical roles. Now Jenny is a freelance developer, and runs a Women in Web Development group where women support each other’s careers online, and share opportunities. Jenny tells us why it’s important for the tech industry to become more diverse in the wake of new technologies like AI and how employers and education providers like Lighthouse Labs can help solve the problem.
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