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About
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Zipfian is an intensive, 12-week program in San Francisco, CA aims to graduate proficient data scientists. The curriculum has been crafted by practicioners in the field and is based on hands-on projects and real-world applications. The full curriculum covers software engineering, machine learning, statistics and probability, utilities: shell/UNIX, data at scale, and then how to acquire, store, transform, and visualize that data. Zipfian promises an intimate class size (only 15 students are admitted per cohort), mentorship from instructors and industry experts, high-quality datasets, individual and group projects, and a hiring day at the end of the program to match graduates with premier tech companies. In addition to the 12-week immersive course, Zipfian also offers an online Intro to Data Science Class Series that includes six 1.5-hour lectures, class exercises to provide hands-on practice, and access to an online Q&A forum where professors can answer students' questions.
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Courses
Courses
Data Fellows
ApplyStart Date None scheduled Cost $0 Class size N/A Location San Francisco Financing
Deposit N/A Scholarship This program has no tuition. Zipfian is able to fund students' participation up front by recruiting fees from the companies in their partner network. Getting in
Minimum Skill Level N/A Placement Test No Interview Yes
Data Science
ApplyStart Date None scheduled Cost $16,000 Class size N/A Location San Francisco Full-time immersive data science training with structured curriculum taught by expert instructors. Build a portfolio of data science projects and interview with tech companies through our placement program.Financing
Deposit N/A Tuition Plans Deferral plans are provided on an individual basis. Refund / Guarantee Reimbursement of $4,000 if student accepts an offer from a company in Hiring Partner network. Scholarship Scholarships are provided on an individual basis. Getting in
Minimum Skill Level Programming experience required Placement Test Yes Interview Yes
Data Science Immersive
ApplyStart Date None scheduled Cost $16,000 Class size N/A Location San Francisco Twelve weeks of full-time, immersive education to gain skills in the full stack of data science. For individuals with quantitative backgrounds.Financing
Deposit N/A Tuition Plans Deferral plans are provided on an individual basis. Refund / Guarantee Reimburse of $4,000 if student accepts an offer from a company in Hiring Partner network. Scholarship Scholarships are provided on an individual basis. Getting in
Minimum Skill Level N/A Placement Test Yes Interview Yes
ZipFian Academy
ApplyStart Date None scheduled Cost $16,000 Class size 15 Location San Francisco Financing
Deposit $2,500 Tuition Plans Payment deferral plan available for up to 50% of tuition Refund / Guarantee $4000 if placed through the school's job placement program Getting in
Minimum Skill Level Comfortable with statistics, Prior programming experience Placement Test No Interview Yes
