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…
Financial Options: How to Pay for Your Boot Camp Education
For Whitney Brooks, What Started As a Joke Became a Catalyst for Career Change
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…
Homeward Bound: Alexander Lee’s Second Act at UC Davis for a New Career
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…
Celebrating Women In Tech This Mother’s Day: Video
Who’s In Style: A Web Developer With an Eye for Fashion
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 They want to update old interfaces, refresh outdated looks or, in some cases, simply benefit from a functional site.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…
Techless to Tech Teacher: How Nelly Sugira Used Passion to Land a Career as a Coding Instructor
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.…