A university-branded boot camp promised tech jobs. It delivered only debt

A University-Branded Boot Camp Promised Lucrative Jobs. These Students Cashed Out Their Savings to Attend. Then the Worst Happened.

“The school is nothing like it says. It’s like having a sticker saying, ‘I did a cyber course.’ ”

A university-branded boot camp promised tech jobs. It delivered only debt

Looking back, there were a lot of warning signs.  Christopher Collins fielded several calls a day from recruiters with IronCircle, a cybersecurity boot camp provider, urging him to enroll in its online courses. Once he did, they often didn’t function properly and the help desk was slow to fix issues, he said. He recalled seeing […]

This One Thing About University Boot Camps Is Infuriating — Don’t Fall For It

In the rapidly evolving landscape of tech education, boot camps have emerged as a seemingly attractive alternative to traditional four-year degrees. They promise a fast track to high-paying jobs in cybersecurity, coding, data science, and more, often endorsed by the very institutions we trust: our universities. But what happens when these promises crumble, leaving students not with lucrative careers, but with crushing debt and shattered dreams? …