Bootcamps and Nanodegrees

The newest trend in education is hyper focused online and

in-person bootcamps.

The concept originated with coding bootcamps in San Francisco to address the problem of the lack of

talent in tech

These four to six months programs have popped up in other industries that have minimal access to talent.

And they are all Science, Tech, Engineering, and Mathematics classes

is one of the first and definitely the largest to offer these programs

online.

They just received $35 million in Series C funding and is hailed as a potential IPO

candidate.

Udacity offers nano-degrees

These programs are becoming increasingly

reputable

Hack Reactor, a Javascript focused coding boot camp out of San

Francisco, boasts a 99% placement rate post graduation with $105,000

average starting salary.

Good thing or a bad thing?