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Programming boot camps seem to make an impossible claim. Instead of spending four years in university, they say, you can learn how to be a software engineer in a three-month program. On the face of it ...

Twenty-six-year-old Blisha Magar is one of 20 refugees working away in a classroom during a free computer coding boot camp called Refcode. The program, led by software engineers, teaches refugees tech ...

It seemed like a match made in heaven. Dominican University of California needed something fresh. The college wanted to offer students a hands-on learning experience in a lucrative tech field blooming ...

However, while some large companies are catching on, boot camp grads are still more likely to be hired by startups, says April Wensel, founder of Compassionate Coding, a consultancy whose services ...

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On the first day of Daniel Rosenbaum’s 12-week coding course at George Washington University, the veneer of a fancy college education was on display. An associate dean visited students to welcome them ...

Attending coding bootcamp isn't for the faint of heart, especially for people already working full time and looking to change course. But for those eyeing a tech career, learning to code can be a fast ...

The top coding bootcamps provide focused and accelerated training at a lower cost than many degrees. Plus, many coding bootcamps have hiring partnerships with big-name tech companies. Here, we look at ...

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - Scholarships are available for people to participate in a computer coding boot camp that could lead to a high paying job in software development. SLO Cal Careers is offering ...

CUTLINES - SAN FRANCISCO - Looking for a career change, Ken Shimizu decided he wanted to be a software developer, but he didn't want to go back to college to study computer science. Instead, he quit ...

Andrea Graziosi, who lives in California’s East Bay area, was one of 167 students enrolled in a Dominican University-Make School partnership when Make School closed suddenly in July 2021. Credit: ...