These sorts of bootcamps are more along the lines of an employment agency. They make the recruits pay the recruiting fee rather than the hiring company. They also maintain strong relationships with the hiring companies because they've trained the recruits well. I'm not sure how that alters your calculus for the value based on the recruit / student's benenefit, but it is definitely a good value for prospective employers. Also, I imagine these job placement agencies in disguise are much better at helping their students find work than a university even if they are not as good at traditional style education.