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The Tech Academy Announces Their Newest Campus in Phoenix, Arizona

As the tech industry continues to grow beyond the bounds of Silicon Valley and the west coast, The Tech Academy is following suit with a new campus in Phoenix, Arizona, opening in January 2019. Students are enrolling in The Tech Academy Phoenix now and beginning their coding bootcamp online. ...

Lindsey Young, The Tech Academy

8 Ways to Blast Through Assessment Anxiety

If you suffer from horrible bouts of anxiety before you take an assessment or walk into an interview — even if you’re someone who historically does well in these scenarios — you aren’t alone. Many students tell us about the anticipatory dread and fear they felt as they progressed through the ...

Emily Rose Prats, Fullstack Academy

Giveaway Winner Spotlight: Vicky Szuflita, Metis Alum

We’re pleased to announce one of the winners of SwitchUp’s gift card giveaway, Vicky Szuflita! Vicky is a graduate of data science bootcamp Metis, and previously worked in account planning for an international advertising agency. While Vicky loved the creative aspects of an agency career, she ...

Mary Bergeron, SwitchUp

The Growth of AI: What Programmers Need To Know

Artificial intelligence is one of the most intriguing topics today, and has been the subject of various arguments on whether it’s a blessing or potential threat. The field is particularly topical for up-and-coming software developers, many of whom will be at the forefront of building intelligent ...

Rajan Selvan, Coding Dojo

Ironhack Aims to Solve the Tech Talent Gap in Mexico

Today, tech jobs are among the 10 most difficult positions to fill in Mexico. In response, Ironhack arrived in Mexico City in January 2018 with the goal of helping to prepare the next generation of digital professionals. By 2019, Ironhack will have graduated more than 170 students and is proud ...

Manon Pellat, Ironhack

Tech Academy Heads to the Silicon Hills with their Newest Campus in Austin

After opening two new campuses in Seattle and Denver this year, The Tech Academy, which is headquartered in Portland, is continuing their growth into the Southwest. The Tech Academy Austin is opening in January 2019! Students are enrolling now to begin their training online in the meantime. ...

Lindsey Young, The Tech Academy

App Academy Launches Free Online Coding Program

App Academy has earned a reputation in the bootcamp space as an effective, rigorous program. Early on, the 12-week bootcamp made waves by being the first program to offer a unique financing model with no tuition upfront. As CEO and co-founder Kush Patel explains, “My college teachers and ...

Mary Bergeron, SwitchUp

Announcing Flatiron School’s 2018 Online Job Outcomes Report

Flatiron School is proud to announce the release of our 2018 Online Job Outcomes Report. The 2018 report includes Flatiron School students who completed the Online Software Engineering Bootcamp between Nov. 15, 2015 and Dec. 31, 2017. Representing 229 students, it is among the largest ...

Charles Poladian, Flatiron School

Announcing Springboard's UX Career Track

Springboard has helped thousands of students develop an expertise in UX design. But now the company is offering even more value with the launch of the UX Career Track, a more advanced user experience course complete with career support and a job guarantee. The UX Career Track is a self-paced, ...

Julia Anghel, Springboard

The Big 3 - What Do Programming Students Look For?

What traits do prospective students look for in a coding program? Are students looking for the fastest way to learn to code? Are they looking for a degree? Or are they simply looking for a program that will provide them with the best value and a chance to develop real-world skills? In this ...

Suzie Kirschner, Holberton School

Why Career Services Matter in Your Bootcamp Search

At Flatiron School, we don’t believe our responsibility to our students ends when they graduate. A coding bootcamp is a chance to reinvent your career and to reinvent yourself. This is why we have best-in-class Career Services. Our only priority is to help students get jobs and to start a tech ...

Charles Poladian, Flatiron

The Complete Guide to The Tech Academy's Four New Bootcamp Tracks

The Tech Academy is excited to announce the launch of their four new bootcamp tracks, each with a different focus of study. These four new bootcamps include: the C# and .NET Framework Bootcamp, the Python Developer Bootcamp, the Front-End Web Developer Bootcamp, and their premiere program, the ...

Lindsay Young, The Tech Academy

Giveaway Winner Spotlight: Mario Bajric, Study The Blockchain

We are thrilled to announce another SwitchUp gift card giveaway winner, Mario Bajric! Mario is a graduate of the cryptocurrency and blockchain bootcamp, Study The Blockchain. After attending a full-stack web development bootcamp at Northwestern University, Mario decided he wanted to gain ...

Mary Bergeron, SwitchUp

Giveaway Winner Spotlight: Jacob Heer, Designation Alum

We are excited to announce another one of the SwitchUp’s gift card giveaway winners, Jacob Heer! Jacob is a graduate of the UX/UI design education bootcamp, Designation. After working as an industrial designer and a graphic designer/art director for several years, Jacob decided he wanted more ...

Mary Bergeron, SwitchUp

From Lawyer to Software Developer Fighting Climate Change

Remmy, one of Flatiron School’s recent graduates, was a commercial litigation attorney for three years, unhappy with her industry’s regressive, change-resistant attitude. She felt the world was progressing forward, and she was getting left behind. It was clear Remmy needed a change — she wanted ...

Charles Poladian, Flatiron School

How Data Science Can Be Used to Improve Animal Shelter Outcomes

How great would it be to live in a world where every pet has a loving, caring home? Millions of unwanted dogs and cats end up in animal shelters across the nation every year. And while many of them are adopted into loving homes, adoption rates still need improvement. But how do we do this? What ...

April Andrews, Thinkful

Giveaway Winner Spotlight: Vicky Szuflita, Metis Alum

We’re pleased to announce one of the winners of SwitchUp’s gift card giveaway, Vicky Szuflita! Vicky is a graduate of data science bootcamp Metis, and previously worked in account planning for an international advertising agency. While Vicky loved the creative aspects of an agency career, she ...

Mary Bergeron, SwitchUp

Stepping over to the Quantitative Side with NYCDSA

Kweku Ulzen came to NYCDSA with a strong technical background and a goal to master the more quantitative side of computing. Kweku earned a degree in Management Information Systems and then went to work in Microsoft's Consulting Services division. He did that for three years before shifting to a ...

Claire Tu, NYC Data Science Academy

Trading up in the Financial Sector with Data Science

William Fallon, who goes by Bill or Billy, had established a career in finance. When he decided that he wanted to take it to the next level, he reviewed his options and arrived at the conclusion that coding and data science skills could be the perfect boost for his career. Bill enrolled in the ...

Claire Tu, NYC Data Science Academy

Student Spotlight: Misa Nguyen on Bloc's Designer Track

Researching. Prototyping. Front-end coding. These are just some of skills necessary to make it as as a designer. Misa Nguyen, a student in Bloc’s designer track, has spent the past 6 months acquiring and perfecting them. To help prospective students understand what that experience is like, we ...

Adam Levenson, Bloc

Giveaway Winner Spotlight: Designation's Natalie Parke

Natalie studied at Designation and went from a TEDx Director to UX Interaction Designer.

Natalie is a Chicago based UX Designer/UX Researcher. She likes making all kinds of things but is currently focused on making systems, interfaces, and designs that are human-friendly, clear, and usable. Her previous work as a TEDx Director and a non-profit law clerk taught her how to use ...

Erica Freedman, SwitchUp

How Coding Bootcamp Projects Prove Your Worth to Employers

Explore Fullstack Academy student projects to see what they have created to get hired.

We get it. Coding bootcamps can seem way too good to be true. How can someone go in with NO experience programming and emerge just 17 weeks later ready for a job as a developer? Don’t people go to school for years to get to that point? As unbelievable as it may seem, it is true and coding ...

Nikki Carter, Fullstack Academy

Man on the Move: A Springboard Alum’s Data Science Journey

Springboard recently sat down with one of their Data Science Career Track alumni, Julio, to get an update.

Julio Cárdenas-Rodríguez is a man on the move. After earning a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy and biology at Mexico City’s La Salle University and running clinical trials at Merck, he moved to the United States, where he finished his Ph.D. in physical chemistry and began working as a professor ...

T.J. Degroat, Springboard

Thinkful Student Uses Data Science to Predict Touchdowns

Find out how this Thinkful student uses Data Science to predict NFL outcomes.

I bet you 5 bucks they score a touchdown on this play. The last time I heard someone make a wager like that was during Super Bowl LII. Not only would I guess incorrectly and leave my friend’s Super Bowl party five dollars poorer, my beloved Patriots would end up losing to the Philadelphia ...

Adam Levenson, Thinkful

Money Isn’t Everything… but It Helps. Welcome to Code

Software Developers can make well over six figures during their career. Code Institute breaks it down.

We all know the saying, “money isn’t everything”, but when the Bureau of Labor Statistics tells you that the average coder earns more than $100k per annum, it generally helps. Then, when Payscale.com tells you the average starting salary is $68k - it’s enough to make your eyes water. Everyday ...

Ciara McGlynn, Code Institute

School Spotlight: Interview with Helio Training's Danny Warren

Helio Training instructor Danny Warren explains his background and why he loves teaching at the program.

Helio Training is a top tech bootcamp in Salt Lake City, Utah. We had a chance to sit down with instructor Danny Warren to discuss the program and also delve into his technical background. He provides advice for recent graduates as well as incoming students. Read on to learn more about his ...

Erica Freedman, SwitchUp

Top Tech Training in the South

Tech training reaches beyond Silicon Valley and NYC. See how these southern states measure up.

A recent MoneyWatch article listed several up-and-coming tech cities throughout the United States, and a number of them are in the south. Huntsville, Alabama, Kansas City, Missouri and Nashville, Tennessee are just a few of the cities becoming the best places to launch a tech career. Southern ...

Erica Freedman, SwitchUp

Python & C#.Net Job Market Analysis

Coding Temple breaks down the career benefits of learning Python and the C#.Net framework.

In today’s world, technology is king. Whether you’re performing an everyday task or relaxing at home, you’re almost always using technology. For those of us that are developers, or who would like to become developers, we ask the big question… which language should we know? To answer that ...

Connor Milliken, Coding Temple

Coding Bootcamps with Job Guarantees

Bootcamps are great for career changers. Access these programs for guaranteed career support.

There are many reasons to attend a coding bootcamp, but the number one reason we hear from students is undoubtedly to land a job. Bootcamp students are on the hunt for careers that offer more in terms of salary and upward mobility. Although most bootcamps are motivated to help their students ...

Erica Freedman, SwitchUp

Ruby vs Javascript: What Should I Study?

Ruby & Javascript are top programming languages. This guide is here to help you get started.

Ruby vs Javascript: The Basics Ruby and Javascript are both object oriented programming languages that appeared on the tech scene in the mid-1990s. Ruby and Javascript are similar in that they are scripting languages that are also dynamic and general purpose. Not sure what these terms mean? Let ...

Erica Freedman, SwitchUp

Compare Coding Bootcamp Costs: A SwitchUp Guide

Bootcamp costs are a top consideration for prospective students. Use our guide to break down price.

Thanks to free coding bootcamp options and newly formed deferred tuition and ISA programs, bootcamps range widely in cost. When considering such a big investment, it’s important to have a good understanding of your own finances, desired outcomes, and the payment options available to you. In ...

Erica Freedman, SwitchUp

Backend vs. Frontend Development: Which Is Best?

If you're confused by backend vs frontend as it applies to career options, this guide will clear things up.

If you’ve decided to study programming, but are still unclear about the industry lingo, you’ve come to the right place. Backend, frontend, and full stack development are three separate career paths that can sometimes feel muddied in the technology space. Put plainly, back end developers are ...

Erica Freedman, SwitchUp

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

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