SwitchUp

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SwitchUp
Switchup logomark.png
Type of business Private
Founded2014
Headquarters,
Area servedWorldwide
Founder(s) Jonathan Lau
Michael Suen
Industry Internet
Services Technology education
URL https://www.switchup.org/
CommercialYes
LaunchedAugust 2014
Current statusActive

SwitchUp is an online coding and computing programing platform. [1] Students use the website to research online and offline programming courses by reading alumni reviews, connecting with mentors in the forum, taking an online quiz, and reading industry studies. [2] SwitchUp only accepts reviews from verified alumni and has a verification process.

Contents

History

SwitchUp was started by Jonathan Lau after attending a coding bootcamp in Boston. He launched SwitchUp with a small team, and left the first review on the website.

SwitchUp aims to add transparency to the technology education industry. [3] The website was launched in August 2014. [4]

Product

As of October 2020, the site had over 20,000 reviews of 1000 different programming bootcamps and courses across 30 different countries. [5] [2] [6] Switch guides students on a career path, recommends bootcamps, and aggregates alumni reviews. [6]

Research Publications and Rankings

SwitchUp regularly publishes industry research [7] and bootcamp rankings. [8] They also put out data science, [9] cyber security, [10] and web design [11] rankings.

They also offer scholarship information [12] and listings for bootcamps that accept the GI Bill. [13]

In a job outcomes study conducted by researchers published on Dec 1, 2016, the following trends were found: [7]

SwitchUp also published the 2018 best coding bootcamp rankings on December 31, 2018. [8]

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References

  1. "Switch Recommends a Coding Career for You and Matches You to Courses". LifeHacker. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Find the Perfect Coder Boot Camp for You With This Handy Site". Wired. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  3. "MIT Alum Launches a Yelp for Technology Bootcamps to Help Students Switching Careers". BostInno. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  4. "Switch Is TripAdvisor For Finding A Tech Bootcamp". Techcrunch. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
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  6. 1 2 "Take this quiz to find out which coding bootcamp to attend — if any at all". VentureBeat. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Coding Bootcamp Study". www.switchup.org. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  8. 1 2 "Best Coding Bootcamps". SwitchUp. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  9. SwitchUp. "Learn Data Science - 2018 Guide To The Best Data Science Bootcamps". SwitchUp. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  10. SwitchUp. "Cyber Security Training Bootcamps - The Best of 2018". SwitchUp. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  11. SwitchUp. "Best Web Design Classes - The Comprehensive 2018 Guide". SwitchUp. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  12. SwitchUp, Hannah Rose. "Bootcamp Scholarship List - Apply Now for 2018". Switch. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  13. Switchup, Erica Freedman. "Coding and Data Science Bootcamps That Accept the GI Bill". Switch. Retrieved 2018-03-03.