If you’re looking to change careers, you’ve probably heard about online coding bootcamps. They promise to help you become a software engineer, data scientist, and many other roles for career changers in very little time. Online coding bootcamps offer a practical curriculum with hands-on learning. But which bootcamps can get you a job?
In today’s competitive tech job market, many career changers have lost faith in online bootcamps. The coding bootcamp market is far more saturated than it was years ago. While hundreds of bootcamps are available, few are trusted to land grads a job. However, plenty of career changers still attend online bootcamps to learn the most-in-demand tech skills and land jobs at the highest paying tech companies like Google. The challenge is choosing the right bootcamp.
To help get you started, we’ve put together a list of the best online coding bootcamps that have offered remote learning options for years. Use this list to find the right bootcamp for your remote learning needs.
1. General Assembly
An established bootcamp with online options, General Assembly has tracks in software engineering, web dev, data science, and other coding topics. Their hands-on curriculum has students solve real-world problems, featuring case studies from real businesses and insightful talks featuring industry pros. Students graduate with a polished portfolio reviewed by elite instructors who have experience working at top tech companies. General Assembly has found 12,000+ students jobs in tech, with a huge alumni network of 40,000+ graduates.
Students in the full-time courses work with career coaches to polish their resumes and prepare for interviews. The program boasts thousands of top hiring partners including Apple, IBM, and Amazon.
Full tuition for full-time bootcamps is $16,450. Students who pay upfront get a $450 bootcamp. Discounts and scholarships are also available. Through our partnership with general assembly, you can get access to a series of exclusive program offerings, including $1500 off any of their bootcamps or short-courses. If you’re interested in launching a career in tech, schedule a call with the GA Admissions team and ask them for the free workshops, events and discounts. You can read more about General Assembly in our review.
2. Codesmith
One of the more rigorous and prestigious software engineering bootcamps, Codesmith teaches full stack JavaScript and computer science. They offer a 12-week full-time and 38-week part-time online program to prepare students for mid- and senior-level software engineering roles. Codesmith is unique for its focus on computer science rather than just key software skills like most bootcamps. Their online immersive program condenses the key elements of a four year computer science degree. After mastering core CS skills, students master the most in-demand tools along with algorithms, data structures, programming paradigms, and design patterns.
Codesmith’s program can be intense–Most full-time students spend 70+ hours at Codesmith each week. The admissions process is equally rigorous. Prospective students must complete coding challenges, a behavioral interview, and a technical interview. According to Codesmith, most candidates do not pass the first time and re-interview.
Tuition for the software engineering immersive course is $21,800. Loans and payment plans are available. They offer scholarships to talented people from underrepresented backgrounds, veterans, and other coding bootcamps graduates. Learn more about Codesmith in our full review.
3. Hack Reactor
Hack Reactor is an online coding bootcamp that helps people learn the technical skills necessary to get a software engineering job. They offer a full-time onsite bootcamp as well as a full-time or part-time online bootcamp.
The full-time beginner bootcamp costs $19,480. Students can choose to pay upfront or finance their payments. Hack Reactor also offers an income share agreement option for students in the full-time bootcamps.
Reviews are positive–Hack Reactor is on SwitchUp’s list of best bootcamps and rated very highly by graduates on Career Karma. But some reviewers felt that the program was better at helping people become a web developer rather than get a software engineering job.
4. Flatiron School
The online bootcamp Flatiron School has years of experience running live coding programs. They offer part-time, full-time, and even self-paced online courses in software engineering and data science. Courses include 1-on-1 career coaching, small class sizes, and guaranteed job placement or your money back. They were listed as the best online bootcamp by Career Karma and were included in Course Report’s top 35 online bootcamps. Tuition for Flatiron’s online courses ranges from $9,600 to $15,000.
5. Rithm School
Rithm School is a bootcamp teaching the key skills needed to land a job as a software engineer. The online program runs 17 weeks, with about 20 students per class. They boast a 99% graduation rate, with 50% of grads placed in just 6 months. They typically placed 85% of grads in 6 months prior to 2023’s turbulent tech market.
Full upfront tuition is $24,000. Students can choose to pay in 1, 2, or 4 installments. Loans are also available. Learn more in our full review.
While we require fellows to have technical skills, we don’t necessarily require them to have job experience. You may benefit from completing a program like General Assembly first, then joining Pathrise to get placed at a job. To help you get the skills you need to join our program, we offer $1500 off any General Assembly bootcamps or short-courses, as well as other exclusive offerings to get you up to speed. Schedule a call with the GA Admissions team and ask them for the free workshops, events and discounts.
If you would like to work with a mentor to land a great coding job, Pathrise is a career accelerator that provides 1-on-1 support with every component of the job search. Our mentors help fellows with resume and portfolio building, reverse recruiting and cold emailing, interview prep, salary negotiation, and much more.
Fellows in our program see their coding interview scores double and their application responses triple, landing a job in only 3-5 months on average. If you want to land your dream job faster, join Pathrise.
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