February 2024 Coding Bootcamp News

Table of Contents

• $6.4M IN CODING BOOTCAMP FUNDRAISES
• THE LATEST ON PELL GRANTS FOR SHORT-TERM PROGRAMS
• THE CONTINUED RISE OF AI LITERACY
• SKILLS-BASED HIRING INITIATIVES
• 1 NEW BOOTCAMP + 1 NEW COURSE
• HOW TO PAY FOR A BOOTCAMP IN 2024 

This February, we saw more buzz about skills-based hiring and AI literacy initiatives through private and public organizations. A technical course provider landed over $6 million in a Series A fundraise this month, and Pell Grants for short-term programs continued to be discussed in the U.S. House of Representatives. Plus, find out which 8 coding bootcamps we added to the Course Report listings this February!

Curious about what happened in January? Check out last month’s episode to hear our January coding bootcamp news roundup!

$6.4M IN CODING BOOTCAMP FUNDRAISES

• Certificate course provider, Ziplines Education raised $6.4 million in Series A funding to expand its team and university partnerships.
• The career accelerator platform, Podium Education acquired Untapped, the career talent platform, for an undisclosed amount.
• Congrats to Portland, Oregon-based coding bootcamp, The Tech Academy, which celebrates its 10-year anniversary this month!

THE LATEST ON PELL GRANTS FOR SHORT-TERM PROGRAMS

• According to the National Institute for Civil Discourse, Pell Grants for short-term programs (also called Workforce Pell in recent bills) continues to have bipartisan support.
• Politico reports that a bipartisan deal for the short-term Pell Grant bill will be taken up in the House at the end of February. 

THE CONTINUED RISE OF AI LITERACY

• A new study from Indeed shows that employees with generative AI skills see a 50% salary increase! 
• If you’re interested in learning AI skills, check out our roundup of Intro AI Courses.
• Skillsoft announced it will be integrating more generative AI capabilities into Codecademy to help learners with comprehension, practice and apply skills 

SKILLS-BASED HIRING INITIATIVES

• Massachusetts announced it is dropping its degree requirements from many state government jobs. 
• Gothamist covered a NYC job training program run by the nonprofit Stacks+Joules that prepares learners for clean energy and green tech roles.
• HR Dive reports that Walmart is updating its Live Better U education program to include more short certificate programs focusing on in-demand skills, such as data science, software engineering, and product management. 
• Dice highlighted the rising need for technologists to “preskill,” as in acquiring soft and technical skills before they’re required in the workforce.
• In the UK, WorldTimeTodays reports that the government continues to fully fund tuition to 16-week, digital skills bootcamps for its citizens. 

1 NEW BOOTCAMP + 1 NEW COURSE

• Actress Malinda Williams is launching a coding bootcamp, the E.S.T.E.A.M. Project for women at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The bootcamp is accepting applications through March 31, 2024!
• CodeOp announced its new Data Analytics Bootcamp. 

8 NEW SCHOOLS ADDED TO COURSE REPORT

• TS4U IT Engineering Bootcamp
• CodeFish
• Bondar Academy
• Transition School
• Pontia.tech
• Institute of Data
• TeamMeCode
• CyberTech Academy

HOW TO PAY FOR A BOOTCAMP IN 2024 

Enrolling in a bootcamp this year? In our Live Q&A this month, we spoke with four experts from General Assembly, Flatiron School, Springboard, and Tech Elevator about the three most popular ways to fund your bootcamp tuition, plus insights on scholarships, veterans benefits, state and federal grants, and more! Watch the recorded Q&A (57 minutes) or dive into the blog post recap (8 minutes)!