

Be low risk, meaning learners who take a break could still come back and succeed.I sat down to think about what I would want from a program. I started wondering how many of these supports we could add to freeCodeCamp’s curriculum to help as many learners as possible, for free. For instance, many bootcamp grads report that the live contact with instructors, the set schedule to keep them on track, and the camaraderie within the cohort helped them meet their learning goals. This is what makes freeCodeCamp so special: they offer self-driven learners a high-quality technical education for free.īut some paid bootcamps do provide some value for learners.

Some can cost tens of thousands of dollars for courses of uneven quality. I get really mad about expensive, exploitative programming bootcamps. If you want to skip right to enrollment, you can do so here. Now I'm working with Class Central to teach a free, part time, remote web development bootcamp based around freeCodeCamp’s Responsive Web Design Certification. So I self-taught my way into the industry but kept a watchful eye on these programs, wondering how existing high quality free resources could be used to offer bootcamp-like support for learners. These were newer concepts at the time: private educational programs promising you the skills to get you into a high-paying job for the low price of… well, far too much money.

When I wanted to get into tech, I latched onto the idea of a programming bootcamp. A long time ago, I was an educator who worked in special education and language education. You'll learn freeCodeCamp's entire Responsive Web Design certification, together with friendly people around the world. Now you can join a free part-time, remote coding bootcamp.
