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Date Title & Description Contributors
2022-09-28

  September 2022 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup

Happy fall, everyone! This September, we saw more speculation on how the Pell Grant for short-term programs bill could pass in the U.S. There was also discussion about how regulators are shaping Income Share Agreements and Online Program Managers. A ne...
  Liz Eggleston author
2022-08-31

  August 2022 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup

This August, we saw over $175M in fundraises in the coding bootcamp space! Republicans in the US shared what they would like to see in an expanded Pell Grant program, and OPM giant, 2U, had some growing pains as it shifts to focusing on edX. Skills-bas...
  Liz Eggleston author
2022-08-01

  July 2022 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup

This July, the bootcamp industry heated up with a $10M fundraise, an acquisition, and a $2B rumor. Drama about OPM regulation continued, and there’s still a lot of back-and-forth about whether the Pell Grant expansion will include online programs. Skil...
  Liz Eggleston author
2022-06-29

  June 2022 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup

Happy Summer! Tech hiring is at an all-time high despite news of layoffs and hiring freezes. We caught wind of four workforce developments for aspiring bootcampers, and three major fundraises in the coding bootcamp sphere amounted to $395M. There was t...
  Liz Eggleston author
2022-05-31

  May 2022 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup

The biggest takeaways from a U.S. Government Accountability Office report about Online Program Managers (OPMs) and a study on 2U-boot camp alumni outcomes. Find out which bootcamp raised $100M this May, and the education trends coming out of the Middle...
  Liz Eggleston author
2022-05-03

  April 2022 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup

April saw more discussion around the merits of a coding bootcamp education over college, and if companies should fully drop the 4-year degree requirement from tech job postings. A new ISA lawsuit in California emerged and a recent survey by Arc.dev fou...
  Liz Eggleston author
2022-04-01

  March 2022 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup

So far, 4.35 million Americans have quit their jobs this year, and many are making career changes. Find out the latest about how bootcamps are helping these folks meet their career goals, and a new apprenticeship program that caught our eye. This March...
  Liz Eggleston author
2022-02-28

  February 2022 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup

After months of reporting about federal funding for short-term programs, it looks like the next step has been made to open up Pell grants to training programs like bootcamps. We’re covering the debate among bootcamps about the benefits (and challenges)...
  Liz Eggleston author
2022-01-31

  January 2021 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup

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 development organizations, and a major indication from the ...
  Liz Eggleston author
2022-01-19

  Veterans In Bootcamps: GI Bill vs VET TEC vs VRRAP in 2022

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!
  Liz Eggleston author