What I Learned from Researching Coding Bootcamps

Re:What I Learned from Researching Coding Bootcamps by jypepin on Sunday July 02, 2017 @02:37AM (#14681205)

It's an interesting idea, but according to software engineering average salaries, seems like that "cap" will most of the time be met, making the cost of your bootcamp way higher than most.

I don't really get the "it's costly argument" since it is still education, and most education (at least in the US) and usually way more expensive than that.

I paid 10k upfront for 3 month bootcamp and got a job in a few weeks. Because I got the job through the referral system of the bootcamp, I got 5k back on my tuition. This seems like a good deal to me. The bootcamp was aligned with my success because they make more money through the referral also.

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Re:What I Learned from Researching Coding Bootcamps by austenallred on Sunday July 02, 2017 @02:40AM (#14681210)

The program you're looking at isn't a bootcamp, it's closest to (but not equivalent to) a CS degree. Our bootcamp is $3k up-front, though we'll likely phase it out as there's a lot you simply can't teach in three months that good software engineers need to know.

And 10k up front isn't a big deal for me, and it may not be for you, but a lot of our students were making <$20k/yr before they joined, so the risk is enormous, especially when you look at the failure rate for bootcamps. Glad it worked out for you.

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Re:What I Learned from Researching Coding Bootcamps by swampthinker on Sunday July 02, 2017 @04:16AM (#14681477)

I'm going to second what the parent said just to reinforce it. $10k is a crazy amount of money for most Americans to drop for a purchase with that much uncertainty.

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