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We talk about everything to do with coding bootcamps and technology education, including gender parity, scholarships, and the latest industry news.
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January 2021 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2022-01-31T18:09:53
2022 started with a $525M acquisition of a bootcamp-adjacent company and a $10M grant from Melinda French Gates. Bootcamps continued to receive stamps of approval from government and workforce deve...
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Veterans In Bootcamps: GI Bill vs VET TEC vs VRRAP in 2022 from 2022-01-19T23:39:17
Should you use the GI Bill or VET TEC or VRRAP for a Coding Bootcamp? Maggi from Operation Code and Alicia from Code Platoon join to explain the pros and cons of each program! https://www.courserep...
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Coding Bootcamps in 2021: Our End of Year Episode! from 2022-01-03T17:10:59
2021 was another rollercoaster of a year for coding bootcamps! From $1B in fundraises to ISA regulation to helping workers reskill – we're rounding up all of the biggest coding bootcamp news that h...
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Course Report November 2021 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2021-11-30T21:09:07
This month, we saw coding bootcamps rebranding, achieving graduate success milestones, and helping people reskill during the Great Resignation. There was buzz on the real value of a coding bootcamp...
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October 2021 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2021-10-28T02:03:31
Amidst “The Great Resignation,” 13% of workers say they want to land a new job in tech – we’re covering the latest on what it means to make a career change in October. A few coding bootcamps saw ma...
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Course Report Coding Bootcamp News Roundup - September 2021 from 2021-09-29T18:42:15
Happy Fall! With the kick-off of a new academic year, we saw more buzz about the value of attending college versus a coding bootcamp as major industries drop the college degree requirement. In this...
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Was Borrowing an Ascent Loan Worth it For Liam? from 2021-09-13T18:27:53
Liam was able to attend a bootcamp with a loan (and living stipend) from Ascent Funding (previously SkillsFund). Was it worth it? Was he able to pay back the loan? Find out in this episode!
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Course Report Coding Bootcamp News Roundup - August 2021 from 2021-09-01T17:42:38
August was buzzing with news about the benefits of credentialing for alternative, skills-based learning. We’re sharing the latest on the Apprenticeship to College Act in Congress, and regional work...
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Course Report Coding Bootcamp News Roundup - July 2021 from 2021-07-28T20:52:55
This July, we’re reporting on one huge ($850M!) bootcamp acquisition and $35 million in bootcamp fundraises. Higher ed experts debate expanding federal funding to short-term programs like bootcamps...
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Course Report Coding Bootcamp News Roundup - June 2021 from 2021-07-01T13:18:24
Tech hiring is booming, but there’s an apparent shortage of tech workers. We’re diving into all the news we read this month about hiring, reskilling, upskilling, and diversifying the tech pipeline ...
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Course Report Coding Bootcamp News Roundup - May 2021 from 2021-06-01T20:51:35
As the world reopens, we’re happy to relay news that tech hiring is on the rise, which means plenty of job opportunities for bootcamp graduates! This episode, we’re talking about reports that compa...
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Course Report Coding Bootcamp News Roundup - April 2021 from 2021-04-29T13:34:18
In this episode, we dive into how President Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan could play a major role in workforce development training to fill those vacancies and how coding bootcamps may fi...
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Course Report Coding Bootcamp News Roundup - March 2021 from 2021-04-01T14:51:36
March is Women's History Month, so we're sharing media coverage we heard about the women-in-tech initiatives and scholarships at coding bootcamps. March also marks one year since the pandemic began...
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February 2021 Coding Bootcamp News: $150M in fundraises + bootcamps in space! from 2021-02-26T15:48:12
This February, coding bootcamps announced $42M in fundraising – and another $110M more if you include money injected into the ISA (Income Share Agreement) industry. As the U.S. continues the attemp...
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January 2021 Coding Bootcamp News from 2021-02-01T23:38:42
2021 began with $118M in coding bootcamp fundraises, plus a few major acquisitions in the bootcamp space. December 2020’s job numbers showed tech adding many new positions. In this episode, we're h...
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Coding Bootcamp News in Review: 2020 from 2021-01-04T19:50:24
In this episode, we're rounding up the most impactful coding bootcamp news we saw in 2020, including 2020's top trends and biggest acquisitions and fundraises. Plus, our predictions for the new yea...
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November 2020 Coding Bootcamp News from 2020-12-02T18:57:21
This episode, we’re talking about one major bootcamp acquisition and three fundraises (including one over $75MM)! But of course, the biggest news this November was the U.S. election, so we’re cover...
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October 2020 Coding Bootcamp News from 2020-10-29T11:39:44
Workforce development was on everyone’s minds this month. In this new roundup, we’re covering the latest initiatives to lift up unemployed Americans and avoid a K-shaped economic recovery, and we'r...
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September 2020 Coding Bootcamp News from 2020-10-01T15:14:04
It’s a new school year, but with COVID-19 ever-present, we read more interesting articles about Gap Year opportunities for college students. There was plenty of buzz around workforce development in...
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August 2020 Coding Bootcamp News from 2020-08-27T14:18:56
Over $100M was invested in coding bootcamps this August! We cover those fundraises, plus the rising interest in gap years and the demand for upskilling, and how coding bootcamps are uniquely positi...
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July 2020 Coding Bootcamp News from 2020-07-30T14:21:58
This July, there was so much going on in U.S. politics and we saw it trickling into the coding bootcamp sphere. We also continued to see discussions around opening the gates of tech to more diverse...
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June 2020 Coding Bootcamp News from 2020-06-30T16:30:20
This June, we’re covering fundraises in the bootcamp world, ways bootcamps can integrate with workforce development, and the pros and cons of Income Share Agreements. Plus, we dig into the ways tha...
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May 2020 Coding Bootcamp News from 2020-05-28T16:02:47
While the global pause on life-as-we-know-it continued through May, we continued to see coding bootcamps taking extraordinary action to meet the needs of those who are unemployed or underemployed d...
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April 2020 Coding Bootcamp News from 2020-04-30T16:51:14
As much of the world was on pause this April, we’re sharing musings about the future of work and how alternative education like coding bootcamps can help with reskilling a workforce. We've got tips...
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March 2020 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2020-03-31T17:43:50
In March, we chat about how coding bootcamps are responding to the coronavirus pandemic, tips for making the most of online learning, the future of education post-pandemic, MOOCs, fundraises and un...
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February 2020 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2020-02-27T14:59:39
The Course Report team rounds up all the February 2020 news about acquisitions, fundraises, and partnerships in the coding bootcamp world. We're talking about the latest on coding bootcamp accredit...
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January 2020 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2020-01-30T16:24:18
The Course Report team kicks off 2020 with news about acquisitions, fundraises, and partnerships in the coding bootcamp world. Also the latest on coding bootcamp accreditation and regulation this e...
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Coding Bootcamps in Review: 2019 from 2020-01-02T15:19:38
The Course Report team looks back at the coding bootcamp industry in 2019, including 2019 trends, new schools, new courses, fundraises, acquisitions, and make a forecast for 2020! bit.ly/bootcampre...
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October 2019 Bootcamp News from 2019-10-29T15:13:52
Fundraising Fall kicked off this October with three multi-million dollar bootcamp fundraises (plus one coding bootcamp was put up for sale). We’re also covering news about why companies like IBM an...
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September 2019 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2019-10-01T18:50:03
In September, one of the largest online tech bootcamps got acquired, two schools raised capital, and companies like Adobe, Pandora, Airbnb, Capgemini, and JP Morgan Chase talked to journalists abou...
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August 2019 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2019-08-29T15:54:27
In August we published our latest industry report (23,000 grads expected in 2019), Flatiron School acquired a cybersecurity bootcamp, and some new job outcomes reporting rubrics were released! We c...
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July 2019 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2019-08-01T15:50:52
In July we chat about coding bootcamp fundraises totalling more than $5 million, a number of companies like Twitter and New York banks which are partnering with coding bootcamps to train students, ...
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June 2019 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2019-07-01T16:02:02
June 2019: A coding bootcamp fundraise, an interesting acquisition, and great new initiatives to encourage more women and underrepresented groups to get into tech. In this month’s podcast, we talk ...
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May 2019 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2019-05-30T15:32:10
In May we read about military veterans learning to code, the New York Times published three articles about coding bootcamps, income share agreements remained a hot topic, and we heard about a bootc...
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April 2019 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2019-05-01T14:15:58
In April, we saw exciting fundraising and acquisition news, ISAs (income sharing agreements continued to be a hot topic, and coding bootcamps began getting approved for a new veterans program. We a...
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March 2019 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2019-04-01T15:31:07
Hear the latest coding bootcamp news from March 2019. Find out which bootcamp was acquired, which bootcamps have new campuses, and why Karlie Kloss is relevant to bootcamps! Plus hear about free co...
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What is AWS? Codesmith instructor Schno Mozingo explains. from 2019-03-06T23:10:04
What is Amazon Web Services? In today’s world, understanding the ecosystem beyond coding can be the difference between a junior and a senior software engineer. One part of that ecosystem is cloud c...
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February 2019 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2019-03-01T17:19:39
In February we heard some interesting debates about the ethics of data science, how bootcamps are partnering with universities and companies like Infosys and Google, and how the number of tech educ...
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Go to Bootcamp for Free? Let's Talk about the Web Development Fellowship from 2019-02-07T20:02:31
On this episode of the Course Report podcast, we are talking about a New York City initiative that is helping certain lucky students attend coding bootcamps for free. It's called the NYC Tech Talen...
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January 2019 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2019-01-31T16:09:26
In January, the news was all about Income Sharing Agreements and university coding bootcamps. We start with a potential policy change discussion in Congress, talk through a $30 million fundraise, a...
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2018 Coding Bootcamp News & Trends from 2018-12-27T16:25:11
At the end of 2018, we rewind and reflect on the most interesting and impactful coding bootcamp news of the year. We look at trends, digest thought pieces, break down the ~$175 million in funding, ...
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November 2018 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2018-11-29T18:57:23
At Course Report in November we read about how Amazon’s new headquarters will impact the coding bootcamps in NYC, we were sad to hear that a school is closing, we heard advice for being successful ...
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October 2018 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2018-10-31T15:48:50
In October we read about two big coding bootcamp acquisitions and a couple of fundraises! We examine the partnerships and rivalries between universities and code schools, we heard about the interes...
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How to Get into Coding Bootcamp: Hear from 7 Schools from 2018-10-10T15:06:59
In this live Q&A we heard tips for acing the coding bootcamp interview from reps from Flatiron School, Hack Reactor, Fullstack Academy, Codesmith, New York Code + Design Academy, Galvanize, and the...
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September 2018 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2018-10-02T15:25:37
In September we saw a lot of new data around women in tech and coding bootcamps increasing accessibility for underrepresented groups. We read about new apprenticeship initiatives, heard from studen...
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Traditional Education vs Coding Bootcamps ft. Jeff Casimir (Turing School) from 2018-09-06T13:50:23
What are the differences between the coding bootcamp and traditional K-12 or higher education models? In this episode, we’re talking about what it actually feels like and looks like to learn at a b...
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August 2018: Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2018-08-30T14:09:43
In August we heard about a $43 million fundraise and a big acquisition, we saw the decline of CS degrees in the tech job market, we read about a bunch of interesting alumni, we looked at how coding...
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July 2018 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2018-07-31T16:25:22
In July two huge coding bootcamps merged, one raised a few million, we look at coding bootcamps vs colleges, and innovative ways to pay for bootcamp! Find out about new coding bootcamps around the ...
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June 2018 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2018-06-28T23:57:02
In the coding bootcamp industry in June 2018 the biggest trend we saw was coding bootcamps funneling into apprenticeships! We also saw two big Fundraises, by bootcamp-adjacent organizations, we hea...
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May 2018: Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2018-05-31T16:49:19
From acquisitions to super successful alumni to new scholarship initiatives, the month of May was full of coding bootcamp news. Learn which school was acquired by WeWork, who raised $100K, and whic...
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April 2018 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2018-04-30T21:16:16
In our April 2018 technology bootcamp news roundup we discuss four overarching trends we read about in April – bootcamp acquisitions, employers putting their own employees through bootcamp, continu...
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March 2018 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2018-03-28T22:08:51
In our March 2018 technology bootcamp news roundup we discuss all the industry news that we talked about at Course Report in March! We have some fun celebratory announcements, we look at news about...
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The New GI Bill and Coding Bootcamps: Why(and How)It Works from 2018-03-21T15:40:45
Which coding bootcamps are approved for the GI Bill, and what is the process of using it for your tuition? In this podcast we talk to Maggi Molina, who works with Operation Code, a nonprofit that h...
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February 2018 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2018-02-28T20:27:05
In this roundup of February 2018 coding bootcamp news we talk about government support for bootcamps, companies training their employees at bootcamps, the debate between colleges versus bootcamps, ...
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All-Women’s Bootcamps: Shifting the Balance in Tech? from 2018-02-26T18:01:01
In this episode, we talk about women’s success at women's coding bootcamps, with an instructor and a graduate from Fullstack Academy and The Grace Hopper Program. We discuss how the number of women...
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Episode 23: January 2018 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2018-01-30T22:50:50
On the Course Report Coding Bootcamp News Roundup, we keep you up to date with the coding bootcamp industry. In January there was a fundraising announcement from an online bootcamp, journalists exp...
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Episode 22: 2017 Coding Bootcamps Trends + News Roundup from 2017-12-27T19:58:15
In our End of Year Coding Bootcamp News Roundup, we discuss the most defining news stories of 2017, including two bootcamp closures, legislation affecting bootcamps, 94 new schools, major bootcamp ...
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Episode 21: November 2017 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2017-12-01T14:56:06
On the Course Report Coding Bootcamp News Roundup, we keep you up to date with the blossoming coding bootcamp industry. This November, we're covering the WeWork/Flatiron School acquisition, over $2...
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Building Diversity in Coding Bootcamps ft. Flatiron School from 2017-11-09T16:49:25
One of the challenges that bootcamps face and have really taken head-on is building diverse classrooms. If you’ve looked at demographics research, you know that tech is woefully not diverse – and t...
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Episode 19: October 2017 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2017-10-31T21:30:44
The Best Coding Bootcamps of 2017, the Flatiron School settlement (and acquisition by WeWork!), a huge merger, and several fundraises. Plus, how coding bootcamps are helping train teams through cor...
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Episode 18: September 2017 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2017-09-28T14:58:07
Need a run down of coding bootcamp news for September? This month, we talk about the status of the bootcamp industry, learn about how bootcamps are thriving in smaller markets, explore different wa...
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Episode 17: August 2017 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2017-08-30T22:21:53
What on earth has been going on with coding bootcamps in August 2017? We’ve put together the most important news and developments in this blog post and podcast. In August, we read about the afterma...
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Episode 16: July 2017 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2017-07-31T22:37:25
Need a summary of news about coding bootcamps from July 2017? 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 ma...
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Episode 15: June 2017 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2017-06-29T14:10:26
Missed any news about coding bootcamps from June 2017? Course Report is here for you! We’ve compiled the most important news and developments including John Oliver and Megyn Kelly talking about cod...
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Episode 14: May 2017 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2017-06-01T15:34:26
Need an overview of coding bootcamp news from May? You’re in the right place! We’ve collected all the most important news including a number of insightful surveys about employers, programming langu...
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Episode 13 April 2017 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2017-05-01T16:10:35
Missed out on coding bootcamp news in April? We’ve collected everything in this handy podcast. Find out why outcomes reporting is useful for students, how schools are working to boost their diversi...
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Episode 12: March 2017 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2017-03-31T18:53:39
We’ve been keeping an eye on all the coding bootcamp news in March 2017 and put it together in a handy podcast. We read a lot about CIRR and outcomes reporting, we heard from reporters and coding b...
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Episode 11: February 2017 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2017-02-28T21:51:26
On the Course Report Coding Bootcamp News Roundup, we keep you up to date with the blossoming coding bootcamp industry. This month we found out the three most in-demand programming languages, we re...
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Episode 10: January 2017 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2017-01-30T19:57:10
On the Course Report Coding Bootcamp News Roundup, we keep you up to date with the blossoming coding bootcamp industry. We're back this month after taking December off, and covering a few special i...
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Episode 9: November 2016 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2016-11-30T23:05:02
On the Course Report Coding Bootcamp News Roundup, we keep you up to date with the blossoming coding bootcamp industry. This month we cover a big bootcamp rebrand, the UN getting involved with codi...
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Episode 8: October 2016 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2016-11-01T13:39:37
On the Course Report Coding Bootcamp Podcast, we share everything you need to stay up to date with the blossoming coding bootcamp industry. This month we cover our Women In Tech Snapchat takeover, ...
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Episode 7: Advice From Coding Bootcamp Grad Tom Goldenberg from 2016-10-24T14:02:15
Since graduating from Dev Bootcamp, Tom Goldenberg has thought critically about his experience during (and after) the bootcamp, and shared two articles on Medium with advice for other coding bootca...
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Episode 6: September 2016 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2016-10-03T15:29:14
On the Course Report Coding Bootcamp Podcast, we share everything you need to stay up to date with the blossoming coding bootcamp industry. In Episode 6 we discuss our 2016 Outcomes and Demographic...
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Episode 5: August 2016 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2016-08-31T16:36:24
On the Course Report Coding Bootcamp Podcast, we share everything you need to stay up to date with the blossoming coding bootcamp industry. In Episode 5, we talk about fundraising by Galvanize, the...
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Episode 4: July 2016 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2016-07-26T16:19:30
On the Course Report Coding Bootcamp Podcast, we share everything you need to stay up to date with the blossoming coding bootcamp industry. In Episode 4, we talk about diversity in bootcamps, some ...
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Episode 3: June 2016 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2016-06-29T14:27:20
On the Course Report Coding Bootcamp Podcast, we share everything you need to stay up to date with the blossoming coding bootcamp industry. In Episode 3, we talk about international bootcamp initia...
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Episode 2: May 2016 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup from 2016-05-31T16:43:42
On Course Report Coding Bootcamp Podcast, we share everything you need to stay up to date with the blossoming coding bootcamp industry. On Episode 2, we talk DevMountain & Hackbright Academy acquis...
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Episode 1: How to Choose an Online Coding Bootcamp from 2015-03-14T00:01:04
Online coding bootcamps like Bloc, Thinkful, and Skillcrush offer convenience and structure without forcing you to quit your job or move to a new city. But not all online programs were created equa...
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