Alumni Spotlights

Mikiko Bazeley searched for a data science bootcamp that would allow her to continue working while she leveled up her career – that search led her to Springboard! Find out how Springboard’s curriculum, flexible scheduling, meaningful mentor...

Wendy, a graduate of BrainStation’s Data Analytics bootcamp, wrote a Verified review of her bootcamp experience and won our latest sweepstakes competition! Over 1,500 tech bootcamp graduates wrote a Verified review for their school on Cour...

Valerie Dubach hit a wall with her job cleaning houses and was looking to start a rewarding career without a college degree. She learned about coding bootcamps and landed on 4...

Jason Klundt was struggling to find a career he was passionate about when he learned about the UX Design bootcamp at General Assembly. He attended General Assembly in-person in New York City and almost quit, but the dedicated staff at ...

Kennith Lowy grew up with the evolution of the internet and had experience in networking when he started looking for a way to upskill in cybersecurity. He chose the full-time Cybersecurity Bootcamp at Continue Reading →

After his service in the US Army, Christian Govero sought work-life balance, flexibility, and affordability when he chose to learn software engineering at Sabio. He attended in-person at their Downtown Los Angeles location and was instantly connected to a vibrant community network of alumni. Even though Chris star...

College student Gabrielle Oler was beginning a career in early childhood education, but already realized she needed more financial stability, job security, and industry growth. After hearing about the opportunities in cybersecurity, Gabrielle was sold on Springboard for thei...

During the height of the pandemic, Tamyra Yancey was laid off from her job at a hospital. She took it as a blessing in disguise, as it allowed her the time and energy to attend the Part-Time Online UX/UI Design* bootcamp from Flatiron School. Find out how she balance...

After a family member was scammed, Jesse Edwards realized that we need more professionals to protect our vulnerable systems from malicious intent. Using his veteran’s benefits, Jesse enrolled in the Cybersecurity Bootcamp at Continue Reading →

After an initial attempt to get into web development through self-teaching, Chris Dillard realized he needed a different entry point into tech. By enrolling in the QA Engineering Bootcamp at TripleTen, Chris learned manual QA and QA automation, and got the career support he needed to land his first QA Au...

Caroline Peri dedicated a decade to urban planning, but was ready to develop deeper technical skills in her career. She knew she wanted to build solutions with technology and sought out a coding bootcamp that would equip her with the skills necessary to start a software development career. Drawn to their carefully-crafted curriculum and commitment to their teaching style, Caroline chose the B...

Simon Grigenas was looking for the in-person benefits of networking and hands-on, experiential learning from a rigorous coding bootcamp. He confidently landed at Codesmith's full-time Software Engineering Immersive program in-person at their NYC campus. Simon, who moved from Canada to NYC for the Immersive, gets real about what it was like to learn in-p...

Four years ago, a simple coding project at work ignited Aveen Pattni’s desire to code full-time. After completing the Software Engineering Bootcamp full-time at BrainStation, Aveen went on to work in full stack and front end development roles at Walmart, Loblaw Digital, and now Intuit. Aveen shares what i...

Four years ago, Varun Kumar was set to become a psychiatrist when he made a career pivot into software engineering. Relying on his med school grit and determination, Varun graduated from Flatiron School and then became a Software Engineer at IBM. Now Varun is a Senio...

Having a solid portfolio is a game-changer for many career switchers — It's the best way to prove to your future employer that you have the skills to do a job as a newcomer to the industry. That's why bootcamp students at TripleTen are building up their portfolios from day one of the program! In particular, S...

Indre Rimkeviciene spent years working as a lawyer, but as a mother of three, she was ready for a new, more flexible career. She leapt into data science and found a path that offered lifelong learning and freedom in a way she couldn’t experience before as an attorney. Indre breaks down how Turing College’s curriculum and dedi...

Taylor Wofford was burnt out from working in journalism when he decided to change careers into software engineering with App Academy. He found that the “learn-by-doing” style in the NYC classroom matched his learning style ...

When Mauro De Moraes returned to Canada, he was ready to make a career pivot into tech. Mauro already had some experience in Excel, so he decided to commit to the full-time, online Data Science Bootcamp at Lighthouse Labs. He landed a machine l...

U.S. Navy veteran Josh Abenojar was always interested in human-centered design, and when he left the service, he immediately focused his attention on starting a new design career.  With no previous experience, Josh enrolled in the UI/UX Design Career Track at Continue Reading →

Katie Scruggs was teaching high school biology when she realized her calling was in computer programming. She moved from Oklahoma to Denver to attend the Front End Engineering bootcamp at Turing School of Software & Design in 2017. Fast forward five years and Katie is now a Software Engineer at a startup! Le...