This seems to be good for Starlink at the expense of the fiber providers?
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Email me at: kush@appacademy.io
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That said, we (App Academy) found that the BPPE was a mostly accommodating regulator that worked with us to come into compliance. We did face a couple challenges that will likely still exist today:
1) BPPE won't give approval to operate until the whole application process is completed. This means that Lambda School is likely operating without approval and will continue to do so for 6-12 months at a minimum. Contracts are unenforceable during this period, the school could be forced to shut down CA operations overnight, etc.
2) BPPE doesn't have a formal policy for Income Share Agreements (ISAs). We were able to get our ISA approved in 2015, but it took some doing and was not nearly as straightforward as getting a normal tuition contract approved. Several other ISA programs that applied a year or two after us were not approved.
More info: https://venturebeat.com/2014/01/30/california-bootcamp-will-...
We’ve tried to build a gentle ramp for folks with no programming experience so I’d definitely recommend it as an option for a total newbie! Also, because it is a completely integrated curriculum, they’ll be able to seamlessly transition from beginner to more intermediate concepts :)
You may want to look into our program (http://appacademy.io). Students only pay us if they find jobs as developers after the program. In that case, the fee is 18% of your first year salary, payable over the first 6 months after you start working.
It's web focused, not iOS focused, but we do have a strong emphasis on fundamentals, and grads have often picked up iOS on the job within a few months.
If you're looking for more material/exercises, check out the prep work that all of our accepted students complete before the course: https://github.com/kushpatel72/App-Academy-prep-work/blob/ma....
We only charge tuition if you find a job as a dev after the course. Also, we've done this before: 93% of our grads have offers or are working in tech jobs now at an average salary of $83,000.
Companies that have hired from the program include: Facebook, Twilio, Zendesk, Thoughtbot and Carbon Five.
I help run App Academy (appacademy.io), a hacker academy based in SF.
Feel free to reach out to us (contact@appacademy.io) if you have any questions about our program!
Here's a list of hacker academies to get you started: http://qr.ae/1pZOh
If you're looking for a real reboot, consider Hacker School (hackerschool.com) or App Academy.
Disclaimer: I'm one of the founders of App Academy. Read here (http://qr.ae/8QbUb) for how experienced devs thought that App Academy helped them level up.
There are clearly defined rules for deducting from the deposit (e.g., arrive late for class: $10, etc.). The money deducted does not go to us, but is distributed evenly among the other students.
The reason for the deposit is that students are working in pairs throughout the class, and if a student doesn’t show up, he/she disrupts the classroom experience for everybody. The system was successful for our summer course; it both helps ensure that students have a pair programming partner everyday and that even though the class is free upfront, everyone feels invested.
As long as students show up everyday and stay focused, they get their deposits back at the end, as all of the summer students have.
We taught Ruby/Rails for the first 3 weeks of the current iOS course; several of our alumni directly speak to their experiences learning Rails in their testimonials. That said, the most important (and hardest) concepts to learn through these programs are the fundamental skills of software development (how to model a real-world problem, how to design a solution, how to debug...). Those core, essential skills are common to both Rails and iOS, as well as any other software development work.
If you're willing to give us a second chance, I'd be happy to port over your friend's application. You can reach me at kush@appacademy.io.
1. We help you arrange housing by connecting you to other App Academy students moving to SF, as well as by connecting you to local hacker/startup houses, but ultimately accommodation is the responsibility of the student.
2. We have accepted international students in the past, and will continue to do so. However, we unfortunately don't have the resources to help you with visas.
3. The only difference for entrepreneurs is the payment plan.