- Liz EgglestonUpdated on October 20, 2021Kris and Cassie both broke into tech with Thinkful, but their paths were different and they each learned lessons along the way. Kris attended Thinkful’s full-time Engineering program, while Cassie attended Thinkful’sContinue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on May 14, 2024Jamil Al-Ghosein worked on his final project for startup Pandia Health with a team of other UX Design students atContinue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on November 13, 2019Microbiology and MBA grad JK started to learn about big data and machine learning in his job, but wanted to learn more about data science in a structured environment. He enrolled in Springboard’s Machine Learning Career Track to learn about ML and AI online. ...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on November 1, 2021Three years into her degree, Selin realized that she no longer wanted to study neuroscience. She had always been interested in coding so she signed up for the Lighthouse Labs 21-Day Coding Challenge to test out the waters. The coding challenge helped Selin solidify her desire to switch d...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on May 15, 2024When Nataly found out her job was being eliminated due to an acquisition, she realized it could be an opportunity to upskill and try entrepreneurship. Having enjoyed General Assembly courses in the past, Nataly decided to enroll in GA’s one-week remote intensiveContinue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on January 16, 2019When the demands of lengthy concert tours kept Audio Engineer Tre Ammatuna from his wife and three young kids, he wanted to find a career that allowed him to be closer to home. He had dabbled in web design, so decided to enroll in Hack Reactor Remote and study from home in Athens, Georgia, rather than commute to another city. T...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 5, 2018Mimi Le didn’t have a technical background, but if we’ve learned anything from her journey (she moved from LA to Colorado to Phoenix for this career change), it’s that she commits to her goals. Mimi takes us through her bootcamp research process and tells us why she chose theContinue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on December 3, 2024As an avid fan of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, Turing School student Ellen Cooper and her friends used spreadsheets to predict the outcomes of each season. When she started learning to code, she used her new skills to build a custom fantasy-football-style league application for her friends to play. At ...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on December 4, 2024Although he had a solid career in technical support, Tim Martinak wanted to take his love for technology to the next level. He started learning Rails in Bloc’s Software Developer Track while balancing his full-time job at Braintree in Chicago, and when a Software Engineering Apprenticeship...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on June 27, 2017Jason Fry enjoyed programming in high school, but went a different direction in college. After relocating, getting married, and starting a family, Jason reevaluated his career, and decided to enroll in General Assembly’s Web Development Immersive Remote coding bootcamp to get back into tech. Jason tells us why he chose a fu...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on December 3, 2024Madison was working in marketing for a startup, and after a lot of interactions with the tech team, she realized that she wanted to learn more about coding. She asked her Denver network about different coding schools, and everyone seemed to recommend Turing School. Madison is now six months intoContinue Reading →
- Lauren StewartUpdated on December 3, 2024Jack Yeh was in the Marines, has a master’s degree in environmental management from Yale, and led global supply chain management teams for Walmart, Groupon, and the Chinese Postal System. Working at these companies Jack was intrigued at how software could optimize business processes. He chose to learn web development atContinue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on December 3, 2024Musician, electrical engineer, and now software developer Chris Cenatiempo has landed his dream job in Hawaii after graduating from Turing School in Denver, CO. He became interested in coding as an integrity engineer working alongside developers. When he tried it himself, he quickly became hooked and realize...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on October 21, 2020Mike Walsh took a break from a career in social media to dive into a User Experience Design Immersive atContinue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on November 27, 2024After studying history at Stanford and working in sales and marketing, Sekhar decided to become a software developer. Sekhar tells us how he decided on Turing School after months of research. Turing’s extended program (7 months), inclusive environment and model that ensures no student falls behind are just a...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on December 3, 2024Zoe Adelman was working as an eCommerce Manager when she discovered her interest in web development. Now she’s 6 months into the Galvanize Full Stack Program. Zoe talks with Course Report about learning to code without prior experience, choosing a bootcamp and ...Continue Reading →
- Nick ToscanoUpdated on September 9, 2015Turing School of Software and Design is a place for new beginnings, and for some, second chances, as is the case with George Hudson. We recently got an opportunity to talk with George about the unique path he has taken thus far, his life at Turing, as well as his goals for after graduation. George is yet ano...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on May 10, 2024Data Analyst roles are in high-demand, with over 50,000 jobs posted in the last year at an average advertised salary of $105,540. According to the recent General Assembly report,Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on May 30, 2024Check out Course Report's Q&A with DevPoint Labs Full-Stack Web Development students Rosie, Hector & Megan. Learn why they chose DevPoint, diversity in their cohort (their class is 50% women!) and get a demo of their Hackathon-winning project Sixxer! In this video, you'll learn: How Rosie, Hector & Megan made ...Continue Reading →
- Perrin ClarkeUpdated on May 10, 2024So you’ve decided to pursue a coding bootcamp. All that it takes is a cursory review of Quora, Reddit, or even here on Course Report, and the uninitiated can locate a range of opinions on almost every bootcamp in existence. The key point to remember is that your reasons for beginning your coding journey are yours. Let your goals and background be the filter in which you read this post or an...Continue Reading →