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Industry leaders around the world are teaming up to help you join their ranks. Even if you’re on a budget, scholarships, innovative financing options, and affordable online coding bootcamps are waiting to prepare you for your coding destiny. Below you’ll find a review of the best coding academies for coders on a budget. Cost: $2999 for 3-6 months (depending on completion time) with a 5-day free preview. Format: Online Location: Remote Level: Beginner to intermediate Duration: Three or six months (student choice) with courses starting every Monday. Subjects:,,, Selling point: Though CareerFoundry’s courses are self-paced, your personal mentor will help keep you on track with daily task reviews and weekly Skype sessions. Trade-off: CareerFoundry is building its portfolio of international connections, but currently its strongest contacts for recruitment are in the EU.

Coding Bootcamps, aka “developer bootcamps,” “programming bootcamps,” or “coding schools,” have exploded onto the education landscape over the past five years. We decided to write the bootcamp guide we wish someone had written for us. Choosing the right coding bootcamp is a big decision. We want to help. Use Course Report's comprehensive guide to narrow down your options and read our answers to the most frequently asked questions about bootcamps.

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Cost: Free upfront; if you are hired as a developer after the program, 18 percent of your first year’s salary will be due back to the Academy as a placement fee, payable within your first six months on the job. The Academy also requires you to pay a $5,000 initial deposit that will be returned if you show up on time and keep with the course. Format: In-person Location: San Francisco, New York Level: Beginner to intermediate Duration: 90-100 hours/week for 12 weeks Subjects: Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, JavaScript, jQuery, Backbone.js, HTML5/CSS3 Selling point: App Academy doesn’t get paid unless you get a job after completing the program, making it highly incentivized to place you. In 2014, 98 percent of App Academy graduates received offers in tech jobs with average starting salaries of $105,000 in San Francisco and $89,000 in New York. Trade-off: You’ll owe a percentage of your income, which could ultimately cost you more money than a fixed tuition price. By thoughtbot Cost: Free tuition with a $500/week stipend Format: In-person Location: Various in US; London, Stockholm Level: Intermediate to experienced Duration: 40 hours/week for three months Subjects: Web and graphic design,, iOS development Selling point: Work on real projects with guidance from your own mentor; high potential to be hired on as a full-time developer at thoughtbot once your apprenticeship ends.