

The schools could be fined $50,000 if they fail to comply, according to the orders, which first were reported by the online news site Venture Beat.īishay said his company is eager to satisfy the state and already has submitted a lengthy application outlining the $12,000-a-session boot camp’s curriculum, completion rate, testing methods and other details. The letters order the schools to immediately stop enrolling students and to issue refunds to past students until they receive approval to operate. The Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education issued citation letters this month to at least six computer-programming academies in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to Dev Bootcamp co-founder Shereef Bishay, whose 2-year-old, nine-week program is the oldest of the group. Learn more in this deep-dive analysis into both our outcomes reports and hiring program about how we help Codesmith graduates land mid and senior level roles in the tech space.SAN FRANCISCO - California consumer protection officials are threatening to close a number of fast-paced, fast-growing computer coding boot camps that train people to work in the technology industry, saying they failed to get licensed as private schools before they started accepting students.

Codesmith alumni are employed at top companies such as Amazon, Google, Netflix, and American Express, as well as other game changers in the tech space like Hulu, Hyperloop, Riot Games, and Blizzard Entertainment. This foundation continues to be built upon as residents are introduced to various approaches to develop their skills, from Hack Hours and Tech Talks to several student-led projects during the program.īy graduation, residents are able to leverage all of these moving pieces in their job search, conveying their capabilities to succeed as leaders in the software engineering space. Year after year, Codesmith continues to lead in the number of graduates hired as mid- and senior-level software engineers, as well as median starting salaries and percentage hired full-time in the software engineering industry.Ĭodesmith's Immersive Program challenges residents to think like engineers rather than just technicians, even before they are accepted technical communication and analytical problem solving skills being at the forefront of evaluation, followed by their JavaScript knowledge.


