Course Report

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) of publishing alumni job outcomes. Learn more about February’s largest acquisitions and fundraises, news about ageism in tech, and what employers are learning from The Great Resignation. Plus, find out which 14 new bootcamps we added to the Course Report directory this month! https://www.coursereport.com/blog/february-2022-coding-bootcamp-news

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 Department of Labor about registered apprenticeships. Plus, find out which 7 new bootcamps we added to the Course Report directory! https://www.coursereport.com/blog/january-2022-coding-bootcamp-news

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! https://www.coursereport.com/blog/gi-bill-vs-vet-tec-vs-vrrap-for-coding-bootcamps

2021 was another rollercoaster of a year for coding bootcamps! From $1B in fundraises to ISA regulation to helping workers reskill – we're rounding up all of the biggest coding bootcamp news that happened in 2021. Plus, predictions for 2022 from Gautam from Springboard, Maggi from Operation Code, Jason from BrainStation, and Dan from CIRR & Launch Academy as well as our own! https://www.coursereport.com/blog/2021-coding-bootcamp-news-roundup

This month, we saw coding bootcamps rebranding, achieving graduate success milestones, and helping people reskill during the Great Resignation. There was buzz on the real value of a coding bootcamp, plus an honest take from Silicon Valley tech recruiters about if bootcamp graduates are welcomed as new hires in that space (spoiler alert: they are!). Learn more about how coding bootcamps are helping women veterans and Indigenous people get into tech careers. Plus, find out which 8 new bootcamps we added to the Course Report directory this month!

Amidst “The Great Resignation,” 13% of workers say they want to land a new job in tech – we’re covering the latest on what it means to make a career change in October. A few coding bootcamps saw major fundraises over $100M(!), and in the news, we saw that the current administration continues to support apprenticeships. There was more talk about what it would take to extend Pell Grants to short-term programs, and how women are faring after the “she-session” of 2020. Plus, find out which 14 new bootcamps we added to the Course Report directory this month!

Happy Fall! With the kick-off of a new academic year, we saw more buzz about the value of attending college versus a coding bootcamp as major industries drop the college degree requirement. In this episode, we're covering transparency reports from OPEs, ISA regulation, new ideas about how to diversify the tech pipeline, and the latest on workforce development.Plus, find out which 5 new bootcamps we added to the Course Report directory this month!

Liam was able to attend a bootcamp with a loan (and living stipend) from Ascent Funding (previously SkillsFund). Was it worth it? Was he able to pay back the loan? Find out in this episode!

August was buzzing with news about the benefits of credentialing for alternative, skills-based learning. We’re sharing the latest on the Apprenticeship to College Act in Congress, and regional workforce development programs, plus a $25M fundraise, an acquisition, two pivots in the bootcamp world, and one closure of a long-standing data science program. Find out which 11 new bootcamps we added to the Course Report directory this August!

This July, we’re reporting on one huge ($850M!) bootcamp acquisition and $35 million in bootcamp fundraises. Higher ed experts debate expanding federal funding to short-term programs like bootcamps. We’re covering what bootcamps need to do beyond just teaching students to code, and we’ll share a bunch of partnerships that are giving validity to the bootcamp model in July. Plus, we added 8 new bootcamps to the Course Report directory this month!