I went to App Academy with no degree about 3 years ago.
It costed 15k after landing an offer (3k up front).
For my first year out, I made ~80k in the bay area.
The next year, my salary went up to ~120k.
I can save up 140k in the 4 years it would take me to get a comp sci degree.
Enough for the down payment on a (small) home.
I also have 4 years of programming experience on the fresh grad.
From my experience, about 10-15% of my cohort didn't get tech jobs.
This is better than the 30-40% drop out rate of college.
Also, people who are "just in it for the money" can pursue comp sci degrees as well.
I use none of the technologies I learned there.
I could conceivably have done it all on my own.
But App Academy put me on the right track.
I did put in a lot of time initially,
~50-60 hours/week coding for my first couple years.
But I imagine comp sci majors go through the same thing.
For my first year out, I made ~80k in the bay area. The next year, my salary went up to ~120k.
I can save up 140k in the 4 years it would take me to get a comp sci degree. Enough for the down payment on a (small) home. I also have 4 years of programming experience on the fresh grad.
From my experience, about 10-15% of my cohort didn't get tech jobs. This is better than the 30-40% drop out rate of college. Also, people who are "just in it for the money" can pursue comp sci degrees as well.
I use none of the technologies I learned there. I could conceivably have done it all on my own. But App Academy put me on the right track.
I did put in a lot of time initially, ~50-60 hours/week coding for my first couple years. But I imagine comp sci majors go through the same thing.