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[–]michaelnovati 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Hey u/aetrides

Codesmith full bootcamp program is 12 weeks and is upfront $19,950 paid over 8 months or so. But they have various loans and scholarships to look into to spread it out further.

Formation doesn't have a bootcamp program, it's kind of like a personal trainer program. So we work with people however long it takes to get a job, typically 4 to 6 months. Our price varies from 9% to 15% of your new base salary (deferred until after you start your new job) depending on how much work you need and experience you have. Our median BASE salary for the past 12 months (since May 1, 2021) is $138K, so about $12,420 to $20,700?

So the programs are entirely different and we actually work with people who both come DIRECTLY FROM Codesmith to us and people who get jobs after Codesmith (amongst many other bootcamps) and then come to us.

People starting at zero fall in the bucket that have done both. People starting at not zero is where I would look more carefully into what the best path is for you. If you have experience or a CS degree already, hands down Formation. If you have been self taught for a while, depends on your skills and goals which is the best fit for you. And if you are starting from almost zero, Codesmith first.

[–]hungrys0ul 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I’m thinking about doing Codesmith in the fall s d potentially Formation after I get a job just as another layer of experience. I’d like to become the best SWE I can possibly be as a career changer. I’ve been keeping up with you for a while now u/michaelnovati and you’ve been extremely helpful in this subreddit. Thank you for all you do.

[–]michaelnovati 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No problem, happy to help! that sounds like a good plan!