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As you’re researching technology bootcamps, we’re willing to bet you’ll come across SQL. We see SQL in the curricula of so many different types of bootcamps, from Web Development to Data Science. With a wide variety of uses, and not many alternatives, SQL is a technology that you’ll arguably need to use no matter what job you get in tech. Jonathan Balaban, a senior instructor from Metis, joined...

After working as an engineer in the water industry for 14 years, Carolina Gonzalez realized her learning had plateaued and she was ready to pivot her career. She saw the potential of getting into the data science industry in Seattle, but her Python skills weren’t strong enough to get accepted into Metis, a local data science bootcamp. So Carolina chose to take the Metis part-time, live online, ...

Over 1500 technology bootcamp graduates entered our sweepstakes competition to win a $500 Amazon Giftcard just by leaving a review for their school on Course Report. This time, our lucky winner was Susan from data science bootcamp Metis in Seattle! We caught up with her to find out a bit about her data science bootcamp experience, why she decided to attend Metis, and how she’s now working on a ...

When Tiffany Li heard about the power of machine learning to automate tedious processes, she turned to Metis’ data science bootcamp in Chicago to transition careers from consulting to data science. Today, Tiffany is a Data Scientist at Grubhub in Chicago, solving a variety of business problems alongside other Metis alumni. Tiffany tells us about the Metis application process, the difference bet...

What should you expect in a data science job interview and how can you prepare for one? We asked a Senior Career Advisor at Metis Data Science Bootcamp, Andrew Savage, to give us some insight into what candidates will experience when they apply to data science jobs. Find out examples of interview questions you might get asked (and what you should do if you don’t know the answer), the soft skill...

Jamie Fradkin has worked at BuzzFeed as a data scientist for over a year and a half after attending Metis data science bootcamp in New York City. As a former biomedical engineer, she wanted to switch careers so that she could make use of her math and statistics skills in a booming new industry. Learn about the Metis application and learning process, Jamie’s experience getting hired and changing...

Need a rundown of everything that happened in the coding bootcamp industry this September? You’re in luck! We’ve collected all the most important news in this blog post and podcast. This month, we kept up with the status of the bootcamp industry, learned about how bootcamps are thriving in smaller markets, and explored different ways to pay for bootcamp. Plus, we added 7 new schools from around...

Can anyone learn data science? What do you need to know before you go to data science bootcamp? Do you need a quantitative degree? We asked Metis’s Chief Data Scientist, Deborah Berebichez, how to know if you’re ready for a data science bootcamp, and how to set yourself up for success before the first day of class. Watch the video or read the summary. Don’t miss Metis’s FREE Demystifying Data S...

Need a summary of news about coding bootcamps from July 2017? Course Report has just what you need! We’ve put together the most important news and developments in this blog post and podcast. In July, we read about the closure of two major coding bootcamps, we dived into a number of new industry reports, we heard some student success stories, we read about new investments in bootcamps, and we we...

Haven’t had time to keep up with all the coding bootcamp news this March? Not to worry– we’ve compiled it for you in a handy blog post and podcast. This month, we read a lot about CIRR and student outcomes reporting, we heard from reporters and coding bootcamp students about getting hired after coding bootcamp, a number of schools announced exciting diversity initiatives, and we added a handful...

Unlike many web development bootcamps, data science programs often require some background knowledge in statistics and coding. So we’re diving into the admissions process at data science bootcamp Metis, and getting insights from alumni Deepak and Emily, who explain their journeys from the Metis interview to their new jobs at Facebook and Etsy. Amy, tell us about your role as the director of adm...

It’s that time again! A time to reflect on the year that is coming to an end, and a time to plan for what the New Year has in store. While it may be easy to beat yourself up about certain unmet goals, one thing is for sure: you made it through another year! And we bet you accomplished more than you think. Maybe you finished your first Codecademy class, made a 30-day Github commit streak, or may...

In our recent Student Outcomes survey, alumni reported that they were working in over 650 different companies! Of course, you may have read recent press citing companies like Google who apparently aren’t willing to invest in junior technical talent from coding bootcamps (we happen to know that coding bootcamp grads have been hired at Google and Salesforce, but that’s not the point)... Here we’r...

Welcome to the July 2016 Course Report monthly coding bootcamp news roundup! Each month we look at all the happenings from the coding bootcamp world from new bootcamps to big fundraising announcements, to interesting trends. This month the biggest trends are initiatives to increase the diversity in tech, some huge investments in various bootcamps, and more tech giants launching their own coding...

You’ve all heard about judging coding bootcamps and data science bootcamps based on their outcomes (aka does a bootcamp get students jobs), but we rarely get the perspectives of both the bootcamps and the employers at the same time. So we were really excited to have our guests, Megan Ayraud of Metis and Brennan Biddle of Capital One Labs, join us for a video interview. Meet Your Panel: Megan is...

See our most recent recommendations for summer coding bootcamps here! If you're a college student, an incoming freshman, or a teacher with a summer break, you have tons of summer coding bootcamp options, as well as several code schools that continue their normal offerings in the summer months. Wondering what a college student or a school teacher can do with coding skills? Rachel Warbelow went t...

Since launching in 2013, Metis has always partnered with leading tech companies to design their bootcamps- they teamed up with world-renowned Rails shop Thoughtbot to develop their Web Development bootcamp, and partnered with Datascope Analytics to design their current Data Science bootcamp. While we’ve chatted with instructors and curriculum designers at Metis, this is Course Report’s first ti...

You don’t have to be a data scientist to read into these statistics: A McKinsey Global Institute report estimates that by 2018 the US could be facing a shortage of more than 140,000 data scientists. The field of data science is growing, and with it so does the demand for qualified data scientists. Sounds like a good time to pursue data science, right? No kidding! Data scientists make an average...

Welcome to the January News Roundup, your monthly news digest full of the most interesting articles and announcements in the bootcamp space. Want your bootcamp's news to be included in the next News Roundup? Submit announcements of new courses, scholarships, or open jobs at your school! Bootcamps in the News Obama announced plans to make community college free- should bootcamps be free too? Met...

Welcome to the August News Roundup, your monthly news digest full of the most interesting articles and announcements in the bootcamp space. Want your bootcamp's news to be included in the next News Roundup? Submit announcements of new courses, scholarships, or open jobs at your school! Bootcamps in the News LendLayer Offers Loans for Coding and Developer Bootcamps 6 Steps to Getting the Most ou...