Revature coding program promises jobs but costs $36,500 to quit

Re:Revature coding program promises jobs but costs $36,500 t... by ballenf on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @09:48AM (#25928859)

$36.5k for a 2-month online program is like what college? That's what it would cost you if you got a better offer than their internal roles.

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Re:Revature coding program promises jobs but costs $36,500 t... by postalrat on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @10:15AM (#25929172)

That comes out to about 1.2 million for a 4 year degree. Sounds about right.

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Re:Revature coding program promises jobs but costs $36,500 t... by moistbar on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @10:33AM (#25929408)

Carnegie Mellon costs 77k/year for a bachelor's degree. If that adds up to 1.2 million for you, you should probably check your math.

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Re:Revature coding program promises jobs but costs $36,500 t... by whiddershins on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @10:42AM (#25929544)

The above comment is sarcasm. Somehow going over people’s heads so downvotes.

Basically, sarcasm rarely seems to work on this site, and I am ambivalent about whether this is a good thing.

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Re:Revature coding program promises jobs but costs $36,500 t... by TeaDrunk on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @10:17AM (#25929195)

Could you break down that number?

I went to a state school for 6 years and my total (living + textbooks + food + tuition) cost is nowhere near that number.

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Re:Revature coding program promises jobs but costs $36,500 t... by edenhyacinth on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @11:23AM (#25930134)

I believe they're saying that if you were to do that bootcamp for 4 years it would work out to ~1M, i.e. ridiculously more than any college.

I think it'd be 876,000 (36.5K * 6 * 4), but that's beside the point.

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Re:Revature coding program promises jobs but costs $36,500 t... by TeaDrunk on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @12:12PM (#25930746)

Oh okay, I misunderstood and thought they meant precisely the opposite. Thanks!

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Re:Revature coding program promises jobs but costs $36,500 t... by postalrat on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @11:41AM (#25930335)

I figured 36.5k * 8 * 4 = 1.168m

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