After selling the tech start-up he co-founded, Charles Gedeon wondered what to tackle next. While handling operations at his company, he’d always been fascinated by the work done by the coders on his team, so that seemed like a good place to start. “That whole process pulled me in,” Charles said. “So I started dabbling…
Today it is possible to learn the critical skills for a high-tech career through the help of a boot camp. With a wide range of boot camps on the market, mastering a new skill set has become more accessible than ever before. While boot camps are a great way to jump-start your career, they also…
Whitney Brooks always wanted to work in the nonprofit sector. She studied anthropology in college, received a master’s degree in international development, and was eager to contribute to a whole host of issues, causes, and organizations across the globe. Despite her drive, she was unfulfilled by the day-to-day of her progression of roles at nonprofit…
Alexander Lee graduated from UC Davis after majoring in psychology, philosophy, and sociology back in 2008. Eleven years later, after a surge of career changes, Alex found himself back at the place where it all started. But this time, he had a new interest in mind: the UC Davis Coding Boot Camp. Alex jumped into his programming…
Morgan Crosta’s new clients come to her for help designing or redesigning their websites. They want to update old interfaces, refresh outdated looks or, in some cases, simply benefit from a functional site. Web development wasn’t a career Morgan ever would have envisioned for herself—but in retrospect, it makes a lot of sense. “We’ll get…
As Nelly Sugira watched his students give their project presentations, he started to cry. The first-time coding instructor at the UC Davis Coding Boot Camp couldn’t believe he had helped these remarkable people to learn and grow. He felt a wave of pride, passion, and excitement—three emotions that had featured prominently in his life’s journey toward teaching.…
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