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5 coding bootcamps to check out in 2023

June 14, 2023 at 10:13 PM UTC
A woman works on her laptop at an outdoor table in Flatiron with a view of the Empire State Building in the background, as seen in July 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
A woman works on her laptop at an outdoor table in Flatiron with a view of the Empire State Building in the background, as seen in July 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

As tech continues to permeate industries from retail and health care to finance and manufacturing, the skillsets related to computer science are at a premium. Anyone interested in jumping into the talent pool to fill those jobs might consider a coding bootcamp as an alternative to a full-fledged master’s degree program in computer science.

Bootcamps offer a low barrier to entry in comparison to degree programs at universities, and they can be completed in relatively short order—often in a matter of months. That means you can quickly pop into the job market with some fresh skills to share.

Here are five popular bootcamps to check out if you want to learn to code or leverage some additional skills to pivot toward a career in tech. While most of these bootcamps appear on Fortune’s directory of coding bootcamps in New York, they offer online options for remote learners, as well.

1. Fullstack Academy 

Brooklyn-based Fullstack Academy offers “immersive, live online learning” to individuals and organizations alike. Students must be 18 years old to apply, and don’t need any experience in software engineering to enroll (most come from non-tech backgrounds). 

The coding bootcamp runs anywhere from 10 to 28 weeks, depending on a part- or full-time model, and costs $19,910 regardless of program length. Fullstack partners with nearly 20 leading universities (as of March 2023) in markets saturated with tech opportunities, such as Charlotte, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Baton Rouge, and Albuquerque. 

Graduates of the bootcamp have been hired by companies such as Amazon, Google, Spotify, Etsy, and Bloomberg. In fact, more than 90% of software engineering bootcamp grads at the program landed a job in 2019, says Lesia Harhaj-Kudryk, director of career success at Fullstack Academy. What’s more, the road to gainful employment is baked into the program, she adds, and Fullstack career coaches provide students with advice on networking, leveraging LinkedIn, resume building, and interview prep.

2. Codesmith

The software engineering bootcamp at Codesmith is structured so students begin with small projects and ultimately build up to a large, open-source product in the second half of the curriculum. Students at Codesmith will learn front-end, back-end and full-stack JavaScript software development through group work, lectures, projects, and more. 

Full-time students can complete the program, offered online (remotely) or in-person in New York City, in 13 weeks. Those candidates who are interested in attending the bootcamp part-time takes 38 weeks to complete the required coursework. Tuition is $20,925 for either option, while remote options are grouped according to time zone.

3. Flatiron School 

New York-based Flatiron School provides bootcamp educational programs online, as well as in Denver and New York City, to fuel the tech industry with fresh, new talent. With programs that run anywhere from 15 to 60 weeks, students are able to customize their pace of learning, depending on factors in their work and personal lives. Tuition is $17,900. 

The school’s coding bootcamps require no software engineering experience and aim to take students’ knowledge level to an advanced, yet practical level in as little as 15 weeks. Coursework spans front- to back-end development, as well as an introductory course called “Prep Work” and a capstone course to end the program. 

Full-time students at the Flatiron School have the option to attend in-person or online, with synchronous learning, group work, time in the lab with an instructor, and specific sessions for design. Part-time students will attend online with asynchronous learning, access to live lessons and office hours, and a dedicated Slack thread to communicate with classmates and instructors. Tuition at Flatiron also includes 180 days of one-on-one career coaching to connect students to job opportunities after graduation.

4. Tech Elevator 

Based in Cleveland, Tech Elevator offers online and in-person coding bootcamps at campuses around the country, including Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Pittsburgh. The school’s full-stack curriculum if offered at 14 or 30 weeks, and priced at $16,500, and it’s designed to align with industry standards, offering students a clear path to a solid job upon graduation. 

The coding program has helped at least 3,000 graduates land jobs at more than 800 companies, including JPMorgan Chase, Cleveland Clinic, FedEx, Hyland, and Progressive, according to Anthony Hughes, co-founder and CEO. Coursework at Tech Elevator focuses on practical information all the way through, says Hughes, so students “can hit the ground running, because once you’re in the industry it’s about how fast you can learn new technologies.”

5. App Academy

Students enrolling at App Academy can expect to learn the fundamentals of programming, back- and front-end engineering, the principles of web development and gain proficiency in Ruby, Python, and JavaScript. This bootcamp can be completed part- or full-time over the course of 24 or 48 weeks, entirely online. There are also in-person options in both New York and San Francisco. Tuition at App Academy costs $17,000 for campus-based learners attending full-time versus $20,000 for online students. 

While there is no requirement to have coding experience to enroll, App Academy is selective, admitting less than 5% of applicants at a given time. What’s more, a big priority is to help students with jump starting their careers through one-on-one career coaching.

Check out all of Fortune’rankings of degree programs, and learn more about specific career paths.

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    Jasmine Suarez
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    Jasmine Suarez was a senior editor at Fortune where she leads coverage for careers, education and finance. In the past, she’s worked for Business Insider, Adweek, Red Ventures, McGraw-Hill, Pearson, and more. 

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