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What Types of Jobs Can Coders Get?

Ever wondered what jobs you can land with code skills? The short answer is "a lot."

Learn to code get a job. That’s typically the goal, unless you’re looking to improve your skills (which Flatiron School offers courses for). But what jobs exactly can learning to code help you get? After all, not all code is created equally. That’s why the question of “What types of jobs can ...

Charles Poladian, Flatiron School

Q + A with Christine Yeh

Springboard sits down with UX design mentor Christine Yeh to discuss portfolio tips.

Recently we had the opportunity to sit down for a Q&A with one of our first UX design mentors, Christine Yeh. A senior product designer at San Francisco-based Pivotal, Inc., Christine shared valuable insight into building a portfolio with Springboard’s community of aspiring UX designers. One of ...

Julia Anghel, Springboard

Algorithms Shouldn’t Be Scary!

Coding Dojo helps us understand the simpler side of Algorithms.

Algorithms have a bad reputation. The word itself isn't helping - it sounds technical. Algorithms can feel like a steep barrier of entry to clear for a job in tech, and often are perceived as not being commonly used afterwards. Or maybe you've added meaning to the word after seeing it crop up ...

Alan Weber, Coding Dojo

SwitchUp Sits Down with NexGen Technologies

Skill Distillery is a Colorado coding bootcamp. We sat down with one of their hiring partners.

Employment in the tech industry is growing by leaps and bounds. According to Cyberstates[1], there were 194,000 new tech roles added in the past year and software and web developers are in high-demand – currently at over 1.4 million in the U.S. So where do you source the amount of developers to ...

Erica Freedman, SwitchUp

Giveaway Winner Spotlight: Lambda School’s Ron G.

Ron had a degree in computer science but pursued Lambda School to deepen his coding knowledge.

Ron G. attended Lambda School after attaining a degree in Computer Science to catapult his career into full-stack web development. His advice for recent graduates? Apply everywhere! I know developers who put out 100 applications only to get 2 replies but of those two replies they are working at ...

Erica Freedman, SwitchUp

Giveaway Winner Spotlight: General Assembly's Nicole Cagampan

Nicole graduated from General Assembly's design program. Learn more about her.

After discovering design thinking and getting a better understanding of what UX entails, Nicole enrolled in General Assembly's 10-week UX Design program. She had thought designers were artists, but after realizing UX design is a lot like science and psychology, she took the plunge. Her advice ...

Erica Freedman, SwitchUp

Figuring out Foundations

Learn more about Fullstack's Foundations program in this new post.

If you’ve been researching bootcamps, you’ve probably seen pictures of students on campus, so it’s easy to imagine yourself there. But what about the work that happens off-campus? That can be a lot harder to wrap your head around, especially when off-campus learning is your first taste of a ...

Emily Rose Prats, Fullstack Academy

The Tech Academy Takes Denver

The Tech Academy is opening a third location in Denver. Learn more about the program with this Founder Q + A.

With Denver slated to be one of the country’s next tech hubs, The Tech Academy is joining the Mile-High City tech scene and opening a third campus in Denver, Colorado. Employment in Denver’s software and IT industry grew 32% in the last five years according to the Denver Business Journal, ...

Lindsey Young, The Tech Academy

5 Reasons You Should Learn to Code Abroad

CodingNomads explains the benefits of learning abroad.

Let’s be honest: “coding bootcamps” didn’t earn their name for being a walk in the park. Combine long days in the classroom with your normal life routine, and it may be difficult to dedicate the time you need to focus on learning. For this reason, many students attend bootcamps away from home. ...

Kim Desmond, CodingNomads

How to Know a Career in Code is Right for You

Learning to code is not a one-size-fits-all process. So how can you really know if a career in code's right?

All computer programming careers start with a very simple question: Is coding for me? You’ll be disappointed, but not surprised, to learn that there’s no correct answer to this question. There are many ways to learn how to code and many avenues you can take to become a computer ...

Charles Poladian, Flatiron School

Q + A with WeThinkCode_ Alumnus Miriam Lamarre

WeThinkCode_ alumnus explains her journey to Software Development.

After working at the airport and studying web development part-time, Miriam decided to attend WeThinkCode_. Now she spends her days working as a Junior Front-End Developer at Platform45. Passionate about their peer-to-peer mentor model, Miriam felt she was not only able to acquire the skills ...

Erica Freedman, SwitchUp

Cultivating Relationships vs. Collecting Connections

Holberton School sheds light on meaningful connections in this guide.

There are a few professional lessons I’ve picked up throughout my time in Silicon Valley. One, although considered a cliche, “your network is your net worth”. Two, “fail fast”. Three, “the answer is always no until you ask”. While some of these catchphrases have the potential to raise some ...

Suzie Kirschner, Holberton School

Q + A with Christine Yeh

Springboard sits down with UX design mentor Christine Yeh to discuss portfolio tips.

Recently we had the opportunity to sit down for a Q&A with one of our first UX design mentors, Christine Yeh. A senior product designer at San Francisco-based Pivotal, Inc., Christine shared valuable insight into building a portfolio with Springboard’s community of aspiring UX designers. One of ...

Julia Anghel, Springboard

SwitchUp Sits Down with NexGen Technologies

Skill Distillery is a Colorado coding bootcamp. We sat down with one of their hiring partners.

Employment in the tech industry is growing by leaps and bounds. According to Cyberstates[1], there were 194,000 new tech roles added in the past year and software and web developers are in high-demand – currently at over 1.4 million in the U.S. So where do you source the amount of developers to ...

Erica Freedman, SwitchUp

The Tech Academy Takes Denver

The Tech Academy is opening a third location in Denver. Learn more about the program with this Founder Q + A.

With Denver slated to be one of the country’s next tech hubs, The Tech Academy is joining the Mile-High City tech scene and opening a third campus in Denver, Colorado. Employment in Denver’s software and IT industry grew 32% in the last five years according to the Denver Business Journal, ...

Lindsey Young, The Tech Academy

Q + A with Lelia King of Carolina Code School

Carolina Code School offers an immersive Web Development bootcamp. Find out more:

Lelia King, formerly the Director of Communications at The Iron Yard, helped found Carolina Code School in Greenville, SC. Nestled in the heart of South Carolina’s Upstate tech hub, this nonprofit code school helps student master Web Development. We sat down with Lelia to find out more about ...

Mary Bergeron, SwitchUp

Springboard’s New Cyber Security Track: All You Need to Know

Sprinboard has created a new Cybersecurity career track. Find out more:

From the Equifax breach affecting over one-hundred million people to Facebook’s data leak, it seems that every week or so there is some new security nightmare that is impacting our personal data. To combat and prevent cyber attacks, companies are growing their security departments to help ...

Leonard Simon, Springboard

LGBTQIA+ Coding Bootcamp Scholarship Guide

A comprehensive list of coding bootcamp scholarships for LGBTQIA+ students.

Gay pride or LGBTQIA+ pride, is the positive stance against discrimination and violence toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and asexual (LGBTIA+) people to promote self-affirmation, dignity and equal rights. As the LGBTQIA+ community has gained visibility and acceptance, ...

Erica Freedman, SwitchUp

Thinkful: Astronomy & Data Science

Thinkful teaches students to use Data Science to enhance findings in subjects like Astronomy

We’ve all had to do something tedious before. You love a class in school or a role at work, but inevitably, you find yourself performing a rote, repetitive task that makes you question how you’re spending your days. For astronomers, particularly astronomy students, that task is counting craters. ...

Aaron Fried, Thinkful

Bloc Designer Track: Recipe for Success

Bloc is revamping their designer curriculum to better suit the needs of students. See how:

For any designer-to-be, it’s crucial to have support throughout your learning experience. That’s no exception for those going through online courses like Bloc’s Designer Track. Since 2012, Bloc has been teaching part-time online courses. In the past few months, we’ve completely changed the ...

Megan Messerly, Bloc

City Spotlight: Learning to Code in Miami, Florida

Wyncode Academy shares everything you need to know about getting started in the Miami tech scene.

This post was developed in collaboration with Wyncode, as part of SwitchUp's 'City Spotlight' series. Learn more about Wyncode on their SwitchUp reviews page. Why learn to code in Miami? As the tech ecosystem in South Florida continues to expand, conversations seem to circle back to the same ...

Roxy Clot, Wyncode Academy

How This Alumnus Landed The #2 Tech Job of 2018

Victor Fernández shares how Evolve Security Academy helped him become a cybersecurity analyst.

Did you know that Cybersecurity Analyst is currently rated as the #2 best tech job of 2018 by U.S. News? Learn Victor’s tips on how to prepare for a cybersecurity bootcamp and succeed after graduation. Evolve Security Academy offers in-person and online, live instructor led, cybersecurity ...

Brenda Uribe, Evolve Security Academy

Flatiron School + Facebook Are Awarding Full Tuition

Flatiron School’s New Collaboration with Facebook Will Award $500K in Scholarships to Flatiron Courses

After we heard the feedback on our Facebook collaboration for the Houston Community Boost Scholarship, which awards the first Houston cohort of our Software Engineering Immersive with full-tuition scholarships, we knew we had to do more together. So, in our effort to make coding education ...

Nicholas Gallinelli, Flatiron School

Engaging Children in Tech Education

Tech will one day belong to our children. See how Holberton School is preparing kids for the future:

There are currently around 224,000 unfilled software engineering positions across the United States. The amount of these unfilled positions will only increase as time goes by. This poses the question, how can we begin engaging children with software engineering? As the need for skilled software ...

Suzie Kirschner, Holberton School

Giveaway Winner Spotlight: Lambda School’s Ron G.

Ron had a degree in computer science but pursued Lambda School to deepen his coding knowledge.

Ron G. attended Lambda School after attaining a degree in Computer Science to catapult his career into full-stack web development. His advice for recent graduates? Apply everywhere! I know developers who put out 100 applications only to get 2 replies but of those two replies they are working at ...

Erica Freedman, SwitchUp

Giveaway Winner Spotlight: General Assembly's Nicole Cagampan

Nicole graduated from General Assembly's design program. Learn more about her.

After discovering design thinking and getting a better understanding of what UX entails, Nicole enrolled in General Assembly's 10-week UX Design program. She had thought designers were artists, but after realizing UX design is a lot like science and psychology, she took the plunge. Her advice ...

Erica Freedman, SwitchUp

Figuring out Foundations

Learn more about Fullstack's Foundations program in this new post.

If you’ve been researching bootcamps, you’ve probably seen pictures of students on campus, so it’s easy to imagine yourself there. But what about the work that happens off-campus? That can be a lot harder to wrap your head around, especially when off-campus learning is your first taste of a ...

Emily Rose Prats, Fullstack Academy

From Mechanical to Machine Learning Engineer

NYCDSA graduate explains his journey from Mechanical Engineering into the world of AI.

Andrew Dodd began learning about machine learning on the job as a mechanical engineer. That sparked his interest in deepening his understanding of the field of data science. He pursued that goal by enrolling in the NYC Data Science Academy bootcamp. Now he is applying the skills he learned at ...

Claire Tu, NYC Data Science Academy

From Dancer to Developer in 17 Weeks

Fullstack Academy alumnus Kevin Ho took the plunge to become a developer. Read more about his journey.

There’s nothing like talking with an alum to get the real story behind the coding bootcamps you’ve got your eye on, and lots of programs offer alum panels where you can do just that. But in case you don’t have a few hours to spare or you’re completely changing careers and don’t know anyone in ...

Emily Rose Prats, Fullstack Academy

Current Bloc Student, Nadine Zahr, Conquers UX Design

Nadine Zahr currently studies at Bloc. See how this program helps her achieve her UX dreams.

Nadine Zahr is currently enrolled in the Bloc Designer Track program. She works as a Business Systems Analyst/ Tester for an international law firm. Although she is already working in tech, Nadine wanted to expand her skill set to include UX Design. Her positive experience during the admissions ...

Erica Freedman, SwitchUp

Student Spotlight: Nonprofit to NYCDSA

NYC Data Science graduate leaves nonprofits and teaching and becomes a Senior Data Analyst.

Iman Singh made the transition to data science from a background in philosophy. He spent a few years working in the nonprofit sector. Then, intrigued by the powerful impact data analysis could have on decisions, he resolved to study the science behind it. That curiosity is what led him to ...

Claire Tu, NYC Data Science Academy

From Aerospace to Blockchain with Byte Academy

How Stephane Gallet Transitioned To A Blockchain Career with Byte Academy

Interview with Byte Academy graduate Stephane Gallet by Emily Hunt Meet Stephane Gallet, founder/owner of a travel company (specifically, a cycling tour company) and former Aerospace Program Manager, based in Brazil. Recently, he decided to take a break from organizing vineyard tours around ...

Emily Hunt, Byte Academy

Grace Hopper Graduate to BlackRock Engineer

Katy Eng attended Fullstack Academy’s Grace Hopper Program and is now an engineer at a top company. Explore her story:

With Fullstack Academy’s application deadline coming up on Friday, June 1st, we sat down with Katy Eng, recent BlackRock hire--and almost-as-recent alumna of Fullstack Academy’s Grace Hopper Program--to get her thoughts on changing careers, the post-bootcamp job search, and her advice for ...

Emily Rose Prats, Fullstack Academy

Designation Spotlight: From Cubicle to Designer

Designation graduate Janina navigates a design career after completing their UI/ UX design program.

“Your current situation is not your final destination” is much easier said than done. There’s a sense of uncertainty and uneasiness when you decide to launch into a new UX/UI design career—particularly if you’re new to design—but for Janina, taking the plunge was totally worth it. Watch the ...

Sarah Timmins, Designation

Cyber Security Course Online

This Evolve Security Academy student shares why she decided to pursue cybersecurity.

Choosing between an online and in-person bootcamp is a challenging decision because each bootcamp has pros and cons, including cost, learning styles, and environment. In this interview, Chantel Sims, a current REMOTE Bootcamp student at Evolve Security Academy, shares why she decided to pursue ...

Brenda Uribe, Evolve Security Academy

Alumna Spotlight: UX Strategist Sofia Borges

When faced with the decision to choose a coding or design focus, Ironhack alumna Sofia Borges opted for a unique solution. Sofia not only attended Ironhack’s Web Development Bootcamp, she later went on to study UX and UI Design at Ironhack as well. Sofia’s interest in technology first started ...

LGBTQIA+ Coding Bootcamp Scholarship Guide

A comprehensive list of coding bootcamp scholarships for LGBTQIA+ students.

Gay pride or LGBTQIA+ pride, is the positive stance against discrimination and violence toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and asexual (LGBTIA+) people to promote self-affirmation, dignity and equal rights. As the LGBTQIA+ community has gained visibility and acceptance, ...

Erica Freedman, SwitchUp

Needed: CS Skills in Non-Tech Jobs

Coding Dojo shows research that coders are needed in non-tech spaces.

We live in the era where data management of almost everything is done digitally in fields such as; communication, healthcare, banking, travel and transportation, business transactions and a lot more. Making life and work less laborious and less time-consuming with the help of computers, ...

Rajan Selvan, Coding Dojo

Designation: The UI or UX Path

Designation Labs' designer track helps students focus on UI or UX studies. Learn the difference:

Designation Labs is an immersive digital design program located in Chicago. Over the course of 12 weeks learning remotely and 12 weeks learning in-person, designers absorb the full stack of design skills—UX, IxD, and UI; research, practice, and presentation—then put those skills to work for ...

Erica Freedman, SwitchUp

4 Bootcamp Myths Debunked with Fullstack Academy

Fullstack Academy addresses common bootcamp misconceptions in this new piece:

Coding bootcamps aren’t new anymore, but they’re certainly not as established as traditional educational institutions like four-year colleges and universities, which means there are a lot of misconceptions out there. To compound the confusion, the bootcamp industry has matured considerably over ...

Emily Rose Prats, Fullstack Academy

Cyber Security Training: Protect Our Internet

Cyber security training is out there. All you have to do is find your right match:

What is Cyber Security?Cyber security is defined by Merriam Webster as “measures taken to protect a computer or computer system (as on the Internet) against unauthorized access or attack.” In recent times, cyber security has become a buzzword among technology professionals, with more training ...

Erica Freedman, SwitchUp

Fit Data Science Into Your Day

How to learn data science on your own schedule:

It’s no secret that careers in data science are increasingly popular. Considered one of the most lucrative jobs in 2018, more and more individuals are pursuing this career track. But, how do you fit learning data science into your day? Use this guide to explore the field, the job opportunities ...

Erica Freedman, SwitchUp

Deferred Tuition and ISAs: A SwitchUp Guide

Avoid upfront school costs with these bootcamp programs.

There is a modern approach to education funding, where students are able to secure their education and employment before paying tuition. This new system is better known as deferred tuition. Another similar system, known as an ISA or Income Share Agreement, allow students to pay a set percentage ...

Erica Freedman, SwitchUp

Understanding Animal Adoption Through Data Science

Thinkful student uses Data Science to explore the psychology of animal adoption:

6.5 million. That’s how many animals end up in shelters each year. Out of that number, only about half are adopted including Sunshine, a domestic shorthair cat who found a loving home in Washington DC with Thinkful student Joanne Lin. Every few weeks, Joanne who is currently enrolled in Thinkful ...

Adam Levenson, Thinkful

Learning How to Learn

What key skill do you need to master coding? Find out with LearningFuze:

As a program that aims to educate people in the world of web development in only 3 months, we are constantly thinking about; what to teach, how to teach it, and how to fit so much information into such a short period of time. We think about what to teach so we can put our students in the best ...

TJ Kinion, LearningFuze

Digital Marketing Bootcamps: A SwitchUp Guide

So you want to attend a digital marketing boot camp but you aren't sure where to begin? Let us help:

In This Article-What is Digital Marketing? -Required Digital Marketing Skills -Typical Digital Marketing Job Titles -Best Digital Marketing Bootcamps Virtually every industry has moved a portion of its business online over the last 15 years. As a result, the hunt for fantastic Digital Marketers ...

Erica Freedman, SwitchUp

Learn JavaScript: A SwitchUp Guide

Attend a JavaScript bootcamp to learn the most popular programming language in the world.

If you’ve recently decided to learn JavaScript, you have made a wise choice. JavaScript is one of the most commonly taught and used programming languages of today. The JavaScript language is known as an object-oriented programming language, much like Python. Though it harkens back to the 1990s, ...

Erica Freedman, SwitchUp

Code Bootcamp vs CS Degree

Are you deciding between a CS degree & code bootcamp? Evaluate the pros & cons of these paths.

Although bootcamps have become more popular, they are still a new form of education. Because of this, people often wonder if a code bootcamp will be as effective as a formal four-year Computer Science (CS) degree. Ten years ago, a college degree would be absolutely necessary to work in ...

Mary Bergeron, SwitchUp

Best Coding Bootcamps

The Comprehensive 2017 Guide

Choosing a code school can be difficult, even overwhelming. But don’t worry, we’ve got your back and narrowed it down to the top 34 bootcamps in the world...

SwitchUp Team

Best Data Science Bootcamps

The 2017 Insider's Guide

Over the past year and a half, we’ve amassed hundreds of data science bootcamp reviews and gathered thousands of data points to bring you our list of recommendations and rankings...

SwitchUp Team

Best Web Design Courses

Top-Reviewed Programs in 2017

Have you ever seen a webpage and been blown away by the design? Or, better yet, have you ever seen a page that needs a little work? Maybe it’s not user-friendly or responsive. Maybe it’s got way too much going on and needs to be simplified. Maybe it needs a special touch. Maybe it needs you!

SwitchUp Team

Best Cyber Security Bootcamps

The Comprehensive Guide

Why Cybersecurity? The number and frequency of cyberattacks is on the rise, and the demand for employees with cyber security training is now higher than ever...

SwitchUp Team

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