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Location: Chicago, Costa Rica, New York, Ottowa, Toronto, Vancouver, Waterloo Trade-off: Work for minimum wage during later stages of program to pay back your scholarship.Ĭost: $6,000 with early bird pricing and full scholarships available. Selling point: Potential to be hired as a junior developer at RoleModel. Trade-off: You must have some experience as a developer to be accepted.Ĭost: Scholarship or $15,000 bond with paid apprenticeship and residency.ĭuration: 48-80 hours/week for 1 year, with holidays Selling point: Work on real projects with guidance from your own mentor high potential to be hired on as a full-time developer at thoughtbot once your apprenticeship ends. Subjects: Web and graphic design, web development, iOS development

Location: Various in US London, Stockholm Trade-off: You’ll owe a percentage of your income, which could ultimately cost you more money than a fixed tuition price.Ĭost: Free tuition with a $500/week stipend In 2014, 98 percent of App Academy graduates received offers in tech jobs with average starting salaries of $105,000 in San Francisco and $89,000 in New York. Selling point: App Academy doesn’t get paid unless you get a job after completing the program, making it highly incentivized to place you. Subjects: Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, JavaScript, jQuery, Backbone.js, HTML5/CSS3 The Academy also requires you to pay a $5,000 initial deposit that will be returned if you show up on time and keep with the course.

Trade-off: CareerFoundry is building its portfolio of international connections, but currently its strongest contacts for recruitment are in the EU.Ĭost: Free upfront if you are hired as a developer after the program, 18 percent of your first year’s salary will be due back to the Academy as a placement fee, payable within your first six months on the job.

Selling point: Though CareerFoundry’s courses are self-paced, your personal mentor will help keep you on track with daily task reviews and weekly Skype sessions. Subjects: Web development, UX Design, UI Design, iOS Development Below you’ll find a review of the best coding academies for coders on a budget.Ĭost: $2999 for 3-6 months (depending on completion time) with a 5-day free preview.ĭuration: Three or six months (student choice) with courses starting every Monday.