BrainStation in Boston offers intensive digital skills courses that range from 1 to 12 weeks in length; students can choose between full-time diplomas, part-time certificates, and specific skills training. Students will receive project-based, in-person instruction in Boston that accounts for different styles of learning through flexible instruction options.
Boston Coding Bootcamps
Best of 2020: Rankings, Reviews, and Courses

Known throughout the country as an intellectual hub, Boston is home to such institutions as MIT, Harvard, and Boston College, as well as tech businesses of all sizes. With numerous tech education and employment opportunities, Boston’s tech scene has quickly grown to rival epicenters such as New York or San Francisco. Fortunately, local coding bootcamps, including Launch Academy, BrainStation, and First Step Coding, are helping to fuel the growing demand.
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1. BrainStation
2. First Step Coding
First Step Coding in Boston is a part-time program for beginning coders to start building applications and prepare for further education or bootcamps. The program offers online and in-person options, small class sizes with engaged instructors, and one-on-one office hours, as well as tuition credits towards its partner bootcamp programs.
3. Launch Academy
Launch Academy in Boston offers a full-time, on-campus bootcamp that runs 18 weeks and includes eight weeks of pre-camp work and a 10-week-long bootcamp. After graduation, alumni are invited to a networking day to meet prospective employers and enjoy postgraduate career guidance.
4. Horizons School of Technology
Twelve-week courses in software engineering, web design, and data science are available at this Boston-based bootcamp, which is primarily geared towards college-aged students. Students who are pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree can attend Horizons during the summer or regular semesters.
5. The Data Incubator
The Data Incubator – Boston trains data scientists with master’s degrees and PhDs for careers in big data and data science and helps them find work with leading companies. The Fellowship Program is a free, full-time, eight-week, intensive data science bootcamp that focuses on skills and real data.
2020 Best Boston Bootcamps received an average 4.66 of 5 based on 518 reviews.
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